diff --git a/.changeset/bright-pants-drum.md b/.changeset/bright-pants-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19616b76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-pants-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+set process.env.NODE_ENV to production during edge config compilation
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build/compileConfig.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build/compileConfig.ts
index 01316b182..fe03fc695 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build/compileConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build/compileConfig.ts
@@ -118,5 +118,9 @@ export function compileOpenNextConfigEdge(
     conditions: ["worker", "browser"],
     platform: "browser",
     external: externals,
+    define: {
+      // with the default esbuild config, the NODE_ENV will be set to "development", we don't want that
+      "process.env.NODE_ENV": "production",
+    },
   });
 }