diff --git a/app/server/utils/logger.ts b/app/server/utils/logger.ts
index 82eac353..ecc323b2 100644
--- a/app/server/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/app/server/utils/logger.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 import { createLogger, format, transports } from "winston";
 import { sanitizeSensitiveData } from "./sanitize";
-import { config } from "../core/config";
 
 const { printf, combine, colorize } = format;
 
 const printConsole = printf((info) => `${info.level} > ${info.message}`);
 const consoleFormat = combine(colorize(), printConsole);
 
-const defaultLevel = config.__prod__ ? "info" : "debug";
+const getDefaultLevel = () => {
+	const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
+	return isProd ? "info" : "debug";
+};
+
 const winstonLogger = createLogger({
-	level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || defaultLevel,
+	level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || getDefaultLevel(),
 	format: format.json(),
-	transports: [new transports.Console({ level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || defaultLevel, format: consoleFormat })],
+	transports: [new transports.Console({ level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || getDefaultLevel(), format: consoleFormat })],
 });
 
 const log = (level: "info" | "warn" | "error" | "debug", messages: unknown[]) => {