diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index ba15f1ce4..e498c5168 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         },
         "NODE_ENV": "production",
         "TALK_SMTP_PORT": "2525",
-        "REWRITE_ENV": "TALK_PORT:PORT,TALK_MONGO_URL:MONGO_URI,TALK_REDIS_URL:REDIS_URL,TALK_SMTP_HOST:POSTMARK_SMTP_SERVER,TALK_SMTP_USERNAME:POSTMARK_API_TOKEN,TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD:POSTMARK_API_TOKEN"
+        "REWRITE_ENV": "TALK_PORT:PORT,TALK_MONGO_URL:MONGO_URI,TALK_REDIS_URL:REDIS_URL,TALK_SMTP_HOST:POSTMARK_SMTP_SERVER,TALK_SMTP_USERNAME:POSTMARK_API_TOKEN,TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD:POSTMARK_API_TOKEN",
+        "NPM_CONFIG_PRODUCTION": "false"
     },
     "addons": [{
         "plan": "mongolab:sandbox",