diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index cb0bdf4..f9133f2 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ const PROTOCOL = process.env.PROTOCOL;
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 const HOST = process.env.HOST;
 
-const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+// production and test environments run with optimized build
+const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test';
 const nextApp = next({ dev });
+
 const nextHandler = nextApp.getRequestHandler();
 console.log("process.env.PROTOCOL = ", process.env.PROTOCOL);
 process.env.NEXTAUTH_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PUBLIC_URL; //NEXTAUTH_URL mandatory for next-auth