diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild b/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild
index 1783b4370..9b376415c 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild
+++ b/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM jetty:9.4.50-jre11-alpine
 
-# Copy OBP source code
 # Copy build artifact (.war file) into jetty from 'maven' stage.
 COPY /obp-api/target/obp-api-1.*.war /var/lib/jetty/webapps/ROOT.war
+
+# Run jetty in production mode
+ENV JAVA_OPTIONS='-Drun.mode=production'
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diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild_OC b/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild_OC
index 107c71f70..e3512d3c8 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild_OC
+++ b/.github/Dockerfile_PreBuild_OC
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 FROM jetty:9.4.50-jre11-alpine
 # Copy build artifact (.war file) into jetty from 'maven' stage.
 COPY /obp-api/target/obp-api-1.*.war /var/lib/jetty/webapps/ROOT.war
+# Run jetty in production mode
+ENV JAVA_OPTIONS='-Drun.mode=production'
 USER root
 RUN chgrp -R 0 /tmp/jetty && chmod -R g+rwX /tmp/jetty
 RUN chgrp -R 0 /var/lib/jetty && chmod -R g+rwX /var/lib/jetty