diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fcb05cce..efae20b0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ ENTRYPOINT [ "tini", "--" ]
 # Create app directory
 WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
 
+# Set NODE_ENV to production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
 # Install app dependencies
 COPY package*.json post-install.js ./
 RUN \
   echo "*** Install npm packages ***" && \
-  npm install && npm cache clean --force
+  npm i --no-audit --no-fund --quiet --omit=dev && npm cache clean --force
 
 # Bundle app source
 COPY . ./
diff --git a/Start.bat b/Start.bat
index b0758672..8bd3a7e0 100644
--- a/Start.bat
+++ b/Start.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pushd %~dp0
-call npm install --no-audit
+set NODE_ENV=production
+call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --quiet --omit=dev
 node server.js %*
 pause
 popd
diff --git a/UpdateAndStart.bat b/UpdateAndStart.bat
index 67339ba5..110122cf 100644
--- a/UpdateAndStart.bat
+++ b/UpdateAndStart.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
         echo There were errors while updating. Please download the latest version manually.
     )
 )
-call npm install
+set NODE_ENV=production
+call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --quiet --omit=dev
 node server.js %*
 pause
 popd
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 04b2ade5..9d6557bb 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ const cliArguments = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     }).parseSync();
 
 // change all relative paths
-const serverDirectory = process['pkg'] ? path.dirname(process.execPath) : __dirname;
-console.log(process['pkg'] ? 'Running from binary' : 'Running from source');
+console.log(`Running in ${process.env.NODE_ENV} environment`);
+const serverDirectory = __dirname;
 process.chdir(serverDirectory);
 
 const app = express();
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index a88bc42d..4b96b1c3 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ if [ ! -z "$REPL_ID" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Installing Node Modules..."
-npm i --no-audit
+export NODE_ENV=production
+npm i --no-audit --no-fund --quiet --omit=dev
 
 echo "Entering SillyTavern..."
 node "$(dirname "$0")/server.js" "$@"