diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 0b3f686..53d9c3d 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
     aprs_is_port: 14_580,
     aprs_is_default_filter: System.get_env("APRS_FILTER"),
     aprs_is_login_id: System.get_env("APRS_CALLSIGN"),
-    aprs_is_password: System.get_env("APRS_PASSCODE")
+    aprs_is_password: System.get_env("APRS_PASSCODE"),
+    env: :prod
 
   # ## Configuring the mailer
   #
diff --git a/lib/aprsme/dependency_info.ex b/lib/aprsme/dependency_info.ex
index e29e417..80a1a7e 100644
--- a/lib/aprsme/dependency_info.ex
+++ b/lib/aprsme/dependency_info.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DependencyInfo do
   In production: fetches from GitHub API
   """
   def get_aprs_library_sha do
-    if Mix.env() == :prod do
+    if Application.get_env(:aprsme, :env, :dev) == :prod do
       fetch_aprs_sha_from_github()
     else
       get_aprs_sha_from_vendor()