diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index e2d94f72..a88b9ad0 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
 } from "react-router-dom";
 
 // Utility imports
-import _ from "lodash";
 import consola from "consola";
 
 // Pages
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ const Providers = (): React.JSX.Element => {
  * @return {ReactElement}
  */
 const App = (): ReactElement => {
-  if (_.isEqual(import.meta.env.NODE_ENV, "development")) {
+  if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     consola.debug("Running client in development mode");
   }
 
diff --git a/client/src/variables.ts b/client/src/variables.ts
index fb42e894..2dd92476 100644
--- a/client/src/variables.ts
+++ b/client/src/variables.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ export const DEFAULT_GLOBAL_PERMISSIONS: UserGlobalPermissions = {
 };
 
 // URL of the client application
-export const APP_URL =
-  import.meta.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? "http://127.0.0.1:8080" : "https://app.metadatify.com";
+export const APP_URL = import.meta.env.PROD ? "https://app.metadatify.com" : "http://127.0.0.1:8080";
 
 // URL of the API server, either local or remote depending on deployment status
-export const API_URL =
-  import.meta.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? "http://127.0.0.1:8000" : "https://api.metadatify.com";
-export const STATIC_URL =
-  import.meta.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? "http://127.0.0.1:8000/static" : "https://api.metadatify.com/static";
+export const API_URL = import.meta.env.PROD ? "https://api.metadatify.com" : "http://127.0.0.1:8000";
+export const STATIC_URL = import.meta.env.PROD ? "https://api.metadatify.com/static" : "http://127.0.0.1:8000/static";
 
 // Key for the local storage data
 export const STORAGE_KEY = "metadatify_storage";