diff --git a/static/js/blueslip.js b/static/js/blueslip.js
index 3dda297020..a01f375af4 100644
--- a/static/js/blueslip.js
+++ b/static/js/blueslip.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function report_error(msg, stack, opts) {
         }
     });
 
-    if (page_params.staging) {
+    if (page_params.save_stacktraces) {
         // Save the stacktrace so it can be examined even in
         // development servers.  (N.B. This assumes you have set DEBUG
         // = False on your development server, or else this code path
diff --git a/zerver/tests/tests.py b/zerver/tests/tests.py
index c95d8b2762..ad891c73ac 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/tests.py
@@ -1798,10 +1798,10 @@ class HomeTest(AuthedTestCase):
             "realm_name",
             "realm_restricted_to_domain",
             "referrals",
+            "save_stacktraces",
             "share_the_love",
             "show_digest_email",
             "sounds_enabled",
-            "staging",
             "stream_desktop_notifications_enabled",
             "stream_sounds_enabled",
             "subbed_info",
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index 24f5e604f4..c797ada3b2 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ def home(request):
         max_message_id        = register_ret['max_message_id'],
         unread_count          = approximate_unread_count(user_profile),
         furthest_read_time    = sent_time_in_epoch_seconds(latest_read),
-        staging               = settings.ZULIP_COM_STAGING or settings.DEVELOPMENT,
+        save_stacktraces      = settings.SAVE_FRONTEND_STACKTRACES,
         alert_words           = register_ret['alert_words'],
         muted_topics          = register_ret['muted_topics'],
         realm_filters         = register_ret['realm_filters'],
diff --git a/zproject/dev_settings.py b/zproject/dev_settings.py
index d1612c0f3e..dcff10f3cb 100644
--- a/zproject/dev_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/dev_settings.py
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ EXTRA_INSTALLED_APPS = ["zilencer", "analytics"]
 CAMO_URI = ''
 OPEN_REALM_CREATION = True
 
+SAVE_FRONTEND_STACKTRACES = True
diff --git a/zproject/local_settings.py b/zproject/local_settings.py
index 01de8b5a62..e41294ca9f 100644
--- a/zproject/local_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/local_settings.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if ZULIP_COM_STAGING:
     EXTERNAL_HOST = 'staging.zulip.com'
     STATSD_PREFIX = 'staging'
     STAGING_ERROR_NOTIFICATIONS = True
+    SAVE_FRONTEND_STACKTRACES = True
 else:
     EXTERNAL_HOST = 'zulip.com'
     EXTERNAL_API_PATH = 'api.zulip.com'
diff --git a/zproject/settings.py b/zproject/settings.py
index b94d897f3c..2c4dfb3714 100644
--- a/zproject/settings.py
+++ b/zproject/settings.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {'TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY': '',
                     'DROPBOX_APP_KEY': '',
                     'ERROR_REPORTING': True,
                     'STAGING_ERROR_NOTIFICATIONS': False,
+                    'SAVE_FRONTEND_STACKTRACES': False,
                     'JWT_AUTH_KEYS': {},
                     'NAME_CHANGES_DISABLED': False,
                     'DEPLOYMENT_ROLE_NAME': "",