diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index df82d46..ee7999c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FROM amd64/python:3.9-buster as project_env
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ENV FLASK_ENV=production
+
 # Install dependencies
 COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip setuptools \