diff --git a/docker-compose.selfhost.yml b/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
index c965a0b2a..428c28fc7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.selfhost.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ services:
       CLOUDFRONT_KEY_PAIR_ID: ${CLOUDFRONT_KEY_PAIR_ID:-}
       CLOUDFRONT_PRIVATE_KEY: ${CLOUDFRONT_PRIVATE_KEY:-}
       COOKIE_DOMAIN: ${COOKIE_DOMAIN:-}
+      APP_ENV: ${APP_ENV:-production}
       MULTICA_APP_URL: ${MULTICA_APP_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
     restart: unless-stopped