diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 58bba691..9a1004f1 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const log = require('./log');
 const { sitemapStructure } = require('./sitemap');
 
 const buildPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'build');
-const env = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV === undefined ? 'production' : process.env.REACT_APP_ENV;
+const env = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV || 'production';
 const dev = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV === 'development';
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 4000;
 const CLIENT_ID =
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 856ac32e..dc6864a6 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const env = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV === undefined ? 'production' : process.env.REACT_APP_ENV;
+const env = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV || 'production';
 const dev = process.env.REACT_APP_ENV === 'development';
 
 // To pass environment variables to the client app in the build