diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/ui/controllers/base_controller.rb b/lib/pact_broker/ui/controllers/base_controller.rb
index 87ee3c205..6333afab8 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/ui/controllers/base_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/ui/controllers/base_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Controllers
       class Base < Padrino::Application
 
         set :root, File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..')
-        set :show_exceptions, true
+        set :show_exceptions, ENV['RACK_ENV'] != 'production'
 
       end
     end