diff --git a/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical b/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
index 5480e569a..db316987b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
+++ b/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ COPY --from=frontend-runner /app ./backend/frontend-build
 ENV PORT 8080
 ENV HTTPS_ENABLED false 
 ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV STANDALONE_BUILD true 
 
 WORKDIR /backend
 
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 1e3b21485..1276a90cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     next();
   });
 
-  if ((await getNodeEnv()) === "production") {
+  if ((await getNodeEnv()) === "production" && process.env.STANDALONE_BUILD === "true") {
     const nextJsBuildPath = path.join(__dirname, "../frontend-build");
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore