diff --git a/src/frontend/vite.config.ts b/src/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 2aa813204e..19175a62ba 100644
--- a/src/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
       }
     },
     define: {
-      ...__INVENTREE_VERSION_INFO__
+      ...__INVENTREE_VERSION_INFO__,
+      'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(mode)
     }
   };
 });