diff --git a/docker/development/dockerfile b/docker/development/dockerfile
index ad6281b..4a55757 100644
--- a/docker/development/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/development/dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ENV SHELL="/bin/bash"
 # Set to false if you do not want to attempt to pull a repository on first load
 ENV AUTOINITIALIZE=false
 # sets a connection token for VSCode Server. https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server#securing-access-to-your-ide
-ENV USE_CONNECTION_TOKEN=false
+ENV USE_CONNECTION_TOKEN=true
 #Set to a secret to have some measure of protection for vscode. Randomized if left blank
 ENV CONNECTION_TOKEN=
 # Project name. Typically the same as the project in the URL
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ USER dev-user
 
 WORKDIR /data
 
-ENTRYPOINT /bin/sh /staging/scripts/2-initialise.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT /bin/sh /staging/scripts/2-initialise.sh