diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 9d93d2744fcf..19df4b96e526 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-NODE_ENV=production
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_GET_URL=https://json.excalidraw.com/api/v2/
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_POST_URL=https://json.excalidraw.com/api/v2/post/
 
diff --git a/src/packages/excalidraw/main.js b/src/packages/excalidraw/main.js
index 4588361175d5..25c55a77b099 100644
--- a/src/packages/excalidraw/main.js
+++ b/src/packages/excalidraw/main.js
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-module.exports = require("./dist/excalidraw.production.min.js");
+if (
+  process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" ||
+  window.__excalidraw_env__ === "production"
+) {
+  module.exports = require("./dist/excalidraw.production.min.js");
+} else {
+  module.exports = require("./dist/excalidraw.development.js");
+}