diff --git a/merb-gen/lib/generators/templates/application/merb/config/environments/development.rb b/merb-gen/lib/generators/templates/application/merb/config/environments/development.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/merb-gen/lib/generators/templates/application/merb/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/merb-gen/lib/generators/templates/application/merb/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ Merb::Config.use { |c|
   c[:reload_classes] = true
   c[:reload_time] = 0.5
   c[:log_auto_flush ] = true
+  c[:ignore_tampered_cookies] = true
 }
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Added :ignore_tampered_cookies option to development environment (app generator)