diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
index 1807fa1..282e9a4 100644
--- a/README.MD
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ The project also integrates with LOG_SENTRY_LEVEL (default: "warn") and includes
 
 ```
 # app
+APP_ENV="production"
 APP_KEY="YourAPPKeyHere"
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_PORT="8080"
diff --git a/cmd/http/main.go b/cmd/http/main.go
index 64e4297..88d7964 100644
--- a/cmd/http/main.go
+++ b/cmd/http/main.go
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ func main() {
 	hr.Map("api\\.(.*)", apiRouter)
 	r.Mount("/", hr)
 
-	r.Get("/swagger/*", httpSwagger.Handler(
-		httpSwagger.URL("/swagger/doc.json"),
-	))
+	if utils.IsDevelopment() {
+		r.Get("/swagger/*", httpSwagger.Handler(
+			httpSwagger.URL("/swagger/doc.json"),
+		))
+	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Server is listening on port %s...\n", port)
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+port, r))
diff --git a/pkg/utils/helpers.go b/pkg/utils/helpers.go
index 337e7c5..0b6764c 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/helpers.go
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ func Validator() *validator.Validate {
 	return validate
 }
 
+func AppEnv() string {
+	return GetEnvWithDefault("APP_ENV", "production")
+}
+
+func IsDevelopment() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(AppEnv(), "dev")
+}
+
 type ContextKey string
 
 func (c ContextKey) String() string {