diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-grapes-serve.md b/.changeset/curvy-grapes-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc541b5a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-grapes-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'node-status': patch
+'@penumbra-zone/query': patch
+'@penumbra-zone/types': patch
+'@penumbra-zone/wasm': patch
+---
+
+bugfix: injecting globalThis.**DEV** correctly on prod builds
diff --git a/apps/minifront/vite.config.ts b/apps/minifront/vite.config.ts
index c452c49c52..195904f20a 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/minifront/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import polyfillNode from 'vite-plugin-node-stdlib-browser';
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
   return {
-    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode === 'development' },
+    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode !== 'production' },
     clearScreen: false,
     base: './',
     plugins: [polyfillNode(), react(), basicSsl(), commitInfoPlugin()],
diff --git a/apps/node-status/vite.config.ts b/apps/node-status/vite.config.ts
index 638eefa3d3..874ec2cbc6 100644
--- a/apps/node-status/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/node-status/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 
-export default defineConfig({
-  define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': 'import.meta.env.DEV' },
-  clearScreen: false,
-  plugins: [react()],
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+  return {
+    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode !== 'production' },
+    clearScreen: false,
+    plugins: [react()],
+  };
 });
diff --git a/packages/query/vitest.config.ts b/packages/query/vitest.config.ts
index c1651dd515..0c2847ad53 100644
--- a/packages/query/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/query/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 
-export default defineConfig({
-  define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': 'import.meta.env.DEV' },
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+  return {
+    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode !== 'production' },
+  };
 });
diff --git a/packages/types/vitest.config.ts b/packages/types/vitest.config.ts
index c1651dd515..0c2847ad53 100644
--- a/packages/types/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/types/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 
-export default defineConfig({
-  define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': 'import.meta.env.DEV' },
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+  return {
+    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode !== 'production' },
+  };
 });
diff --git a/packages/wasm/vitest.config.ts b/packages/wasm/vitest.config.ts
index e5675c629f..80308faab5 100644
--- a/packages/wasm/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 import wasm from 'vite-plugin-wasm';
 
-export default defineConfig({
-  define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': 'import.meta.env.DEV' },
-  plugins: [wasm()],
+export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+  return {
+    define: { 'globalThis.__DEV__': mode !== 'production' },
+    plugins: [wasm()],
+  };
 });