diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 8448b3c8a..d24cc0371 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 console.log("Welcome to Uptime Kuma");
+
+if (! process.env.NODE_ENV) {
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = "production";
+}
+
 console.log("Node Env: " + process.env.NODE_ENV);
 
 const { sleep, debug, TimeLogger, getRandomInt } = require("../src/util");