diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5ff82afd6..133d0f5a0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     "graphql:generate": "graphql-codegen --config codegen.yml",
     "prei18n:extract": "touch src/locales/en-US.po",
     "postinstall": "yarn contracts:compile && yarn graphql:generate && yarn i18n:compile",
-    "i18n:extract": "lingui extract --locale en-US",
+    "i18n:extract": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development lingui extract --locale en-US",
     "i18n:compile": "yarn i18n:extract && lingui compile",
     "i18n:pseudo": "lingui extract --locale pseudo && lingui compile",
     "prepare": "yarn contracts:compile && yarn graphql:generate && yarn i18n:compile",