diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 08a0e06..5f03afe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start:watch": "nodemon ./bin/www --ignore public/",
     "start:dev": "node ./bin/www",
-    "start": "node ./bin/www",
+    "start": "NODE_ENV=production node ./bin/www",
     "start:production": "NODE_ENV=production node ./bin/www",
     "lint": "eslint ./app.js routes",
     "format": "eslint --fix . bin --ignore public node_modules",