diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7b29f7b2..8f844b35 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ MAILGUN_TOKEN=mailgun_token
 MIXPANEL_API_SECRET=mixpanel_api_secret
 MIXPANEL_TOKEN=mixpanel_token
 
-MONGODB_DATABASE_NAME=coderwall
-
 NOTIFIER_ADMIN_EMAILS="['notifier_admin@example.com']"
 
 PRIVATE_ADMIN_PATH=private_admin_path
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
 REVIEWERS="['Administrator']"
 
 STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_stripe_publishable_key
-STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_stripe_secret_key
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2
 
 SUPPORT_EMAIL=support@example.com
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d9a17c9..2d4dfbdb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 .bundle
 .config
-.env
+*.env
 .idea
 .sass-cache
 .vagrant
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 78cf99dc..73cfbbca 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -36,14 +36,21 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
   config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 9292, host: 9293, auto_correct: true
 
   config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/home/vagrant/web', nfs: true
-  config.vm.synced_folder './vagrant', '/home/vagrant/provision', nfs: true
-  config.vm.synced_folder './vagrant/dotfiles', '/home/vagrant/dotfiles', nfs: true
+  # config.vm.synced_folder './vagrant', '/home/vagrant/provision', nfs: true
+  # config.vm.synced_folder './vagrant/dotfiles', '/home/vagrant/dotfiles', nfs: true
 
   config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
     vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--cpus', '4']
     vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--ioapic', 'on']
     vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--memory', '4096']
+
+    # https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/1807
+    # whatupdave: my VM was super slow until I added these:
+    vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--natdnshostresolver1", "on"]
+    vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--natdnsproxy1", "on"]
+    # seems to be safe to run: https://github.com/griff/docker/commit/e5239b98598ece4287c1088e95a2eaed585d2da4
   end
+
   config.vbguest.auto_update = true
   config.vbguest.no_remote = false
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
index 5551a6ee..9235f8df 100644
--- a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ def create
 
     @account           = @team.build_account(params[:account])
     @account.admin_id  = current_user.id
-    @account.trial_end = Date.new(2013, 1, 1).to_time.to_i if session[:discount] == ENV['DISCOUNT_TOKEN']
+    # TODO: (whatupdave) this doesn't look like it's being used any more. Remove if possible
+    # @account.trial_end = Date.new(2013, 1, 1).to_time.to_i if session[:discount] == ENV['DISCOUNT_TOKEN']
 
     if @account.save_with_payment(@plan)
       unless @team.is_member?(current_user)
diff --git a/app/models/protip.rb b/app/models/protip.rb
index d66e1099..a6cb55bc 100644
--- a/app/models/protip.rb
+++ b/app/models/protip.rb
@@ -401,7 +401,13 @@ def already_created_a_protip_for(url)
     end
 
     def valid_reviewers
-      Rails.cache.fetch('valid_protip_reviewers', expires_in: 1.month) { User.where(username: YAML.load(ENV['REVIEWERS'])).all }
+      Rails.cache.fetch('valid_protip_reviewers', expires_in: 1.month) do
+        if ENV['REVIEWERS']
+          User.where(username: YAML.load(ENV['REVIEWERS'])).all
+        else
+          []
+        end
+      end
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e3e3eb87..2b601c99 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.ember.variant = Rails.env.downcase.to_sym
     config.assets.js_compressor  = :uglifier
 
+    config.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    config.logger.level = Logger.const_get(ENV['LOG_LEVEL'] ? ENV['LOG_LEVEL'].upcase : 'INFO')
 
     config.after_initialize do
       if %w{development test}.include?(Rails.env)
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 2b9a4f09..3d2aeb24 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
   config.assets.compile = true
   config.assets.compress = false
-  config.assets.debug = true
+  config.assets.debug = false
   config.cache_classes = false
   config.consider_all_requests_local = true
   config.host = 'localhost:3000'
diff --git a/config/mongoid.yml b/config/mongoid.yml
index fa80f07f..5035d066 100644
--- a/config/mongoid.yml
+++ b/config/mongoid.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 development:
   host: localhost
-  database: <%= ENV['MONGODB_DATABASE_NAME'] %>
-  # database: badgify_development
+  database: badgify_development
 
 test:
   host: localhost
-  database: badgiy_test
+  database: badgify_test
 
 staging:
   uri: <%= ENV['MONGOLAB_URI'] %>
diff --git a/vagrant/user-config.sh b/vagrant/user-config.sh
index a32d5026..04c2ceb8 100755
--- a/vagrant/user-config.sh
+++ b/vagrant/user-config.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ cd $HOME/web
 gem update --system && gem update bundler
 bundle config --global jobs 3
 bundle install
-bundle exec rake db:create:all
-bundle exec rake db:setup
-bundle exec rake db:test:prepare
+
+# Setup .env
+cp .env.example .env -n
+
+foreman run rake db:create:all
+foreman run rake db:setup
+foreman run rake db:test:prepare