diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index 95cef24..29fb0dc 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	gin.DefaultWriter = io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, logFile)
 
+	if os.Getenv("DEV_MODE") != "true" {
+		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+	}
+
 	r := gin.Default()
 
 	err = r.SetTrustedProxies([]string{"172.28.0.0/16"})
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index a423813..2442c6a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
             - SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=https://localhost/api/spotify/callback
             - GQL_PLAYGROUND=true
             - GQL_INTROSPECTION=true
+            - DEV_MODE=true
     nginx:
         environment:
             - DEV_MODE=true