diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 9a36fe29b34dae..00f62a79b442bd 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ const outputFileTracingExcludes = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DEVELOPER_DOCS
       'sitemap.xml': ['docs/**/*', 'public/mdx-images/**/*', '*.gif', '*.pdf', '*.png'],
     };
 
+if (
+  process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' &&
+  (!process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN || !process.env.SENTRY_DSN)
+) {
+  throw new Error(
+    'Missing required environment variables: NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN and SENTRY_DSN must be set in production'
+  );
+}
+
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
   pageExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'mdx', 'ts', 'tsx'],