diff --git a/lib/install/bin/webpack b/lib/install/bin/webpack
index 0869ad277..465832722 100755
--- a/lib/install/bin/webpack
+++ b/lib/install/bin/webpack
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= ENV["RACK_ENV"] || "development"
-ENV["NODE_ENV"]  ||= ENV["NODE_ENV"] || "development"
+ENV["NODE_ENV"]  ||= "development"
 
 require "pathname"
 ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= File.expand_path("../../Gemfile",
diff --git a/lib/install/bin/webpack-dev-server b/lib/install/bin/webpack-dev-server
index 251f65e8e..faa69f078 100755
--- a/lib/install/bin/webpack-dev-server
+++ b/lib/install/bin/webpack-dev-server
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= ENV["RACK_ENV"] || "development"
-ENV["NODE_ENV"]  ||= ENV["NODE_ENV"] || "development"
+ENV["NODE_ENV"]  ||= "development"
 
 require "pathname"
 ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= File.expand_path("../../Gemfile",