diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c79a16c3a8ba..e98a95f734c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ COPY ./mealie /app
 COPY ./mealie/data/templates/recipes.md /app/data/templates/
 COPY --from=build-stage /app/dist /app/dist
 
+ENV ENV prod
+
 CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "9000"]
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diff --git a/mealie/app.py b/mealie/app.py
index 66034519e4cf..0893c0eac2f1 100644
--- a/mealie/app.py
+++ b/mealie/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
+import os
 
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI
@@ -24,8 +25,10 @@ WEB_PATH = CWD.joinpath("dist")
 app = FastAPI()
 
 
-# Mount Vue Frontend
-app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=WEB_PATH, html=True))
+# Mount Vue Frontend only in production
+env = os.environ.get("ENV")
+if(env == "prod"):
+    app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=WEB_PATH, html=True))
 
 # API Routes
 app.include_router(recipe_routes.router)