diff --git a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
index b66b295bdf..47f818d0f2 100644
--- a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import isCI from 'is-ci'
 export default {
   // Information about running environment
   dev: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
+  production: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
   debug: undefined, // = dev
   test: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test',
   ci: Boolean(isCI),
-  minimalCLI: undefined, // = ci || test || !dev
+  minimalCLI: undefined, // = ci || test || production
 
   // Mode
   mode: 'universal',
diff --git a/lib/common/options.mjs b/lib/common/options.mjs
index f1f71606b5..de4b5aa513 100644
--- a/lib/common/options.mjs
+++ b/lib/common/options.mjs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Options.from = function (_options) {
 
   // minimalCLI
   if (options.minimalCLI === undefined) {
-    options.minimalCLI = options.ci || options.test || !options.dev
+    options.minimalCLI = options.ci || options.test || options.production
   }
 
   // Apply default hash to CSP option