diff --git a/teammapper-backend/config/settings.prod.json b/teammapper-backend/config/settings.prod.json
index 8333aee8..9bca3291 100644
--- a/teammapper-backend/config/settings.prod.json
+++ b/teammapper-backend/config/settings.prod.json
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/teammapper-backend/src/settings/settings.service.ts b/teammapper-backend/src/settings/settings.service.ts
index 8d04d36d..761bd6a8 100644
--- a/teammapper-backend/src/settings/settings.service.ts
+++ b/teammapper-backend/src/settings/settings.service.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import deepmerge from 'deepmerge'
 
 @Injectable()
 export class SettingsService {
-  private readonly mode = process.env.MODE == 'prod' ? 'prod' : 'dev'
+  private readonly mode = process.env.MODE === 'PROD' ? 'prod' : 'dev'
   private readonly defaultSettingsPath = path.join(
     __dirname,
     '../..',