diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 387ab6204..bf641c34c 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+MODE="development"
+
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_GET_URL=https://json-dev.excalidraw.com/api/v2/
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_POST_URL=https://json-dev.excalidraw.com/api/v2/post/
 
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 11e9fd84b..72dd24d6e 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+MODE="production"
+
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_GET_URL=https://json.excalidraw.com/api/v2/
 VITE_APP_BACKEND_V2_POST_URL=https://json.excalidraw.com/api/v2/post/