diff --git a/src/js/core/config.local.template.js b/src/js/core/config.local.template.js
index ed230ae4..a1e7b98f 100644
--- a/src/js/core/config.local.template.js
+++ b/src/js/core/config.local.template.js
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export default {
     // Disables slow asserts, useful for debugging performance
     // disableSlowAsserts: true,
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Loads the dev_mod.js for developing new mods
-    // loadDevMod: true,
+    // Allows to load a mod from an external source for developing it
+    // externalModUrl: "http://localhost:3005/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js",
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /* dev:end */
 };
diff --git a/src/js/mods/modloader.js b/src/js/mods/modloader.js
index b9a7d4d2..c8e57f0b 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/modloader.js
+++ b/src/js/mods/modloader.js
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ export class ModLoader {
                 let mods = [];
                 if (G_IS_STANDALONE) {
                     mods = await getIPCRenderer().invoke("get-mods");
-                } else if (G_IS_DEV && globalConfig.debug.loadDevMod) {
+                } else if (G_IS_DEV && globalConfig.debug.externalModUrl) {
                     const mod = await (
-                        await fetch("http://localhost:3005/mods/demo_mod.nobuild/index.js", {
+                        await fetch(globalConfig.debug.externalModUrl, {
                             method: "GET",
                         })
                     ).text();