diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9acaba4..cf2d78f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lemmy-ui",
-  "version": "0.18.1-rc.5",
+  "version": "0.18.1-rc.4",
   "description": "An isomorphic UI for lemmy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
diff --git a/src/server/middleware.ts b/src/server/middleware.ts
index 235f072..84c568d 100644
--- a/src/server/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/server/middleware.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ export function setCacheControl(
   let caching: string;
 
   if (
-    process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" &&
-    (req.path.match(/\.(js|css|txt|manifest\.webmanifest)\/?$/) ||
-      req.path.includes("/css/themelist"))
+    req.path.match(/\.(js|css|txt|manifest\.webmanifest)\/?$/) ||
+    req.path.includes("/css/themelist")
   ) {
     // Static content gets cached publicly for a day
     caching = "public, max-age=86400";
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
index 5a201ac..0ec963a 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default function isAuthPath(pathname: string) {
-  return /^\/create_.*|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications/g.test(
+  return /create_.*|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications/g.test(
     pathname
   );
 }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 0c9806d..9afdb52 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const banner = `
   @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0b31508aeb0634b347b8270c7bee4d411b5d4109&dn=agpl-3.0.txt AGPL v3.0
   `;
 
-function getBase(env, mode) {
+function getBase(env) {
   return {
     output: {
       filename: "js/server.js",
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function getBase(env, mode) {
     plugins: [
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
         "process.env.COMMIT_HASH": `"${env.COMMIT_HASH}"`,
-        "process.env.NODE_ENV": `"${mode}"`,
       }),
       new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
         filename: "styles/styles.css",
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ function getBase(env, mode) {
 }
 
 const createServerConfig = (env, mode) => {
-  const base = getBase(env, mode);
+  const base = getBase(env);
   const config = merge({}, base, {
     mode,
     entry: "./src/server/index.tsx",
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ const createServerConfig = (env, mode) => {
 };
 
 const createClientConfig = (env, mode) => {
-  const base = getBase(env, mode);
+  const base = getBase(env);
   const config = merge({}, base, {
     mode,
     entry: "./src/client/index.tsx",