diff --git a/bin/nci b/bin/nci
index 632f221..71fb939 100755
--- a/bin/nci
+++ b/bin/nci
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
 require('../app.js');