diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 5b76fe8e8..25d622b77 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "forge": "./electron-forge/forge.config.ts"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=../server/src electron src/electron-main.ts",
+    "dev": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" NODE_ENV=development TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=../server/src electron src/electron-main.ts",
     "start-prod": "nx build desktop && cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=dist TRILIUM_PORT=37841 electron dist/main.js"
   },
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 347c8595a..bff80d21c 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "cross-env TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=src tsx watch --ignore '../client/node_modules/.vite-temp' ./src/main.ts",
+    "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=src tsx watch --ignore '../client/node_modules/.vite-temp' ./src/main.ts",
     "build": "tsx scripts/build.ts"
   },
   "main": "./src/main.ts"