diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8b147084..73267f87d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ bash:
 
 frontend-bash:
 	docker-compose -f frontend/docker-compose.yml build
-	docker-compose --env-file=.env -f frontend/docker-compose.yml run --rm frontend
+	docker-compose --env-file=.env -f frontend/docker-compose.yml run -e NODE_ENV=development --rm frontend
 
 frontend-build:
 	docker-compose -f frontend/docker-compose.yml build
-	docker-compose --env-file=.env -f frontend/docker-compose.yml run --rm frontend npm run dev-build
+	docker-compose --env-file=.env -f frontend/docker-compose.yml run -e NODE_ENV=development --rm frontend npm run dev-build
 
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 065a8817a..8491f5927 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ USER node:node
 
 VOLUME /data/frontend/node_modules
 
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
 # Define default command.
 ENTRYPOINT ["fixuid"]
 CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
diff --git a/frontend/webpack.config.js b/frontend/webpack.config.js
index 478593f84..7896acc7b 100644
--- a/frontend/webpack.config.js
+++ b/frontend/webpack.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { VueLoaderPlugin } = require('vue-loader');
 const path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = {
-  mode: 'production',
+  mode: (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') ? 'production' : 'development',
   entry: {
     Dashboard: '~/pages/Dashboard.js',
     AdminAuditLog: '~/pages/Admin/AuditLog.js',