diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 95264aa..489a36b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FROM node:20-alpine@sha256:9bef0ef1e268f60627da9ba7d7605e8831d5b56ad07487d24d1aa
 # Accept a build argument for the working directory
 ARG WORKDIR_PATH
 
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
 # Set the working directory inside the container
 WORKDIR /app