diff --git a/knexfile.js b/knexfile.js
index f851585..3cbb659 100644
--- a/knexfile.js
+++ b/knexfile.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 // this configuration is for migrations only
 // and since jwt secret is not required, it's set to a placehodler string to bypass env validation
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development" && process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
-  if (!process.env.JWT_SECRET) {
-    process.env.JWT_SECRET = "securekey";
-  }
+if (!process.env.JWT_SECRET) {
+  process.env.JWT_SECRET = "securekey";
 }
 
 const env = require("./server/env");