diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 2a5b327ad..a17dc363b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
           args: release
         env:
+          APP_ENV: production
           GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID: 178c6fc778ccc68e1d6a
           GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{secrets.OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/update/checkForUpdate.go b/update/checkForUpdate.go
index 807c43d56..ce2af8423 100644
--- a/update/checkForUpdate.go
+++ b/update/checkForUpdate.go
@@ -20,13 +20,22 @@ type releaseInfo struct {
 }
 
 func CheckForUpdate(handleUpdate chan func()) {
+	// Only check for updates in production
+	if os.Getenv("APP_ENV") != "production" {
+		handleUpdate <- nil
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Ignore if this stdout is not a tty
 	if !terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd())) {
 		handleUpdate <- nil
+		return
 	}
 
 	latestRelease, err := getLatestRelease()
 	if err != nil {
 		handleUpdate <- nil
+		return
 	}
 
 	updateAvailable := latestRelease.Version != command.Version