diff --git a/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Development.json b/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b068704a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "azureStorageConnectionString": "UseDevelopmentStorage=true"
+}