diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb48e5804..3dbff319e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ export DEVELOP
 export CONTAINER_FILE
 export CONTAINER_FILE_CONTENT
 
-export PROD ?= false
 export LOGSIZE ?= 1024
+export PROD ?= false
+
+ifneq ($(PROD),true)
+  export --DEVELOPMENT=--flag uniworx:dev
+endif
 
 # HELP HEADER START
 # To see the definition of all available targets, take a look into the Makefile.
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ well-known: static;
 
 # HELP(compile-backend): compile backend
 --compile-backend:
-	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin
+	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin
 
 # HELP(lint-backend): lint backend
 --lint-backend:
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ well-known: static;
 
 # HELP(test-backend): test backend
 --test-backend:
-	stack build --test --coverage --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only
+	stack build --test --coverage --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT)
 
 # TODO: better name
 .PHONY: db