diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f16920ef..074bd076 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 RUNTIME ?= docker
 BUILD_DIR ?= ./dist/
 OUTFILE_ZIP ?= ./akkoma-fe.zip
+NODE_ENV ?= production
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: build-docker build-fe package
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ else
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 	mkdir $(BUILD_DIR)
 endif
-	$(RUNTIME) run -v ${PWD}/dist/:/app/dist/:Z akkoma-fe-builder build
+	$(RUNTIME) run -e NODE_ENV=$(NODE_ENV) -v ${PWD}/dist/:/app/dist/:Z akkoma-fe-builder build
 
 .PHONY: package
 package: