diff --git a/ui/js/app.js b/ui/js/app.js
index e69c40218..b354036ba 100644
--- a/ui/js/app.js
+++ b/ui/js/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import store from 'store.js';
 
-const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
+const env = ENV;
 const config = require(`./config/${env}`);
 const logs = [];
 const app = {
diff --git a/ui/js/store.js b/ui/js/store.js
index 3c582ce5e..5ed542db5 100644
--- a/ui/js/store.js
+++ b/ui/js/store.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const redux = require('redux');
 const thunk = require("redux-thunk").default;
-const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
+const env = ENV;
 
 import {
   createLogger
diff --git a/ui/webpack.config.js b/ui/webpack.config.js
index 9afb1d82f..fe0a5277b 100644
--- a/ui/webpack.config.js
+++ b/ui/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const path = require('path');
+const webpack = require('webpack')
 const appPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'js');
 
 const PATHS = {
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ module.exports = {
     root: appPath,
     extensions: ['', '.js', '.jsx', '.css'],
   },
+  plugins: [
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      ENV: JSON.stringify("development"),
+    }),
+  ],
   module: {
     preLoaders: [
       {
diff --git a/ui/webpack.dev.config.js b/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
index cc5372370..15ec5652d 100644
--- a/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
+++ b/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const path = require('path');
+const webpack = require('webpack')
 const WebpackNotifierPlugin = require('webpack-notifier')
 
 const appPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'js');
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   plugins: [
     new WebpackNotifierPlugin(),
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      ENV: JSON.stringify("development"),
+    }),
   ],
   module: {
     preLoaders: [