diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index 359b41d3c..3ac50ac9b 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-PRODUCTION=
 PORT=4000
 JWT_SECRET=secret123
 JWT_EXPIRES_IN=10m
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index 6142ae3ba..7de498f85 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const server = {
   LOGIN_API_URL: process.env.LOGIN_API_URL || 'http://login-server:1201/',
   COMMUNITY_API_URL: process.env.COMMUNITY_API_URL || 'http://nginx/api/',
   GDT_API_URL: process.env.GDT_API_URL || 'https://gdt.gradido.net',
-  PRODUCTION: process.env.PRODUCTION === 'true' || false,
+  PRODUCTION: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || false,
 }
 
 const database = {