diff --git a/servers/fern-bot/serverless.yml b/servers/fern-bot/serverless.yml
index 1c8eda7024..0b03f0a984 100644
--- a/servers/fern-bot/serverless.yml
+++ b/servers/fern-bot/serverless.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ provider:
     CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL: ${env:CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL, 'placeholder'}
     REPO_TO_RUN_ON: ${env:REPO_TO_RUN_ON, 'OMIT'}
     FERN_TOKEN: ${env:FERN_TOKEN, 'OMIT'}
+    ENVIRONMENT: ${opt:stage}
 
   # Roles for the lambda functions
   iam:
diff --git a/servers/fern-bot/src/functions/stale-notifs/actions/sendStaleNotifications.ts b/servers/fern-bot/src/functions/stale-notifs/actions/sendStaleNotifications.ts
index ce3fcc255a..5831e7ee51 100644
--- a/servers/fern-bot/src/functions/stale-notifs/actions/sendStaleNotifications.ts
+++ b/servers/fern-bot/src/functions/stale-notifs/actions/sendStaleNotifications.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function sendStaleNotificationsInternal(env: Env): Promise<void> {
     const orgPullMap = new Map<string, PullRequest[]>();
     let staleBotPRsFound = false;
     for await (const pull of botPulls) {
-        if (EXCLUDE_ORGS.has(pull.repositoryOwner)) {
+        if (env.ENVIRONMENT !== "development" && EXCLUDE_ORGS.has(pull.repositoryOwner)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export async function sendStaleNotificationsInternal(env: Env): Promise<void> {
     // Notify on any PRs opened by us to CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL
     let numStaleTeamPulls = 0;
     for await (const pull of teamPulls) {
-        if (EXCLUDE_ORGS.has(pull.repositoryOwner)) {
+        if (env.ENVIRONMENT !== "development" && EXCLUDE_ORGS.has(pull.repositoryOwner)) {
             continue;
         }
         if (pull.createdAt < new Date(Date.now() - STALE_IN_MS)) {
diff --git a/servers/fern-bot/src/libs/env.ts b/servers/fern-bot/src/libs/env.ts
index 0124f579d5..6dc2579ad5 100644
--- a/servers/fern-bot/src/libs/env.ts
+++ b/servers/fern-bot/src/libs/env.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface Env {
     CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL: string;
     FERNIE_SLACK_APP_TOKEN: string;
     FERN_TOKEN: string;
+    ENVIRONMENT: string;
 }
 
 export function evaluateEnv(): Env {
@@ -44,5 +45,6 @@ export function evaluateEnv(): Env {
         CUSTOMER_ALERTS_SLACK_CHANNEL: process?.env.CUSTOMER_ALERTS_SLACK_CHANNEL!,
         CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL: process?.env.CUSTOMER_PULLS_SLACK_CHANNEL!,
         FERN_TOKEN: process?.env.FERN_TOKEN!,
+        ENVIRONMENT: process?.env.ENVIRONMENT!,
     };
 }