diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 81d9c1f..4ab9659 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ENV NODE_ENV=development
+
 COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
 COPY packages/shared/package.json ./packages/shared/
 COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/