diff --git a/node/newsblur.coffee b/node/newsblur.coffee
index 1c83bc05e..3a2c1389c 100644
--- a/node/newsblur.coffee
+++ b/node/newsblur.coffee
@@ -10,35 +10,44 @@ if envresult.error
   if envresult.error
     throw envresult.error
 
+ENV_DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV == 'development'
+ENV_PROD = process.env.NODE_ENV == 'production'
+ENV_DOCKER = process.env.NODE_ENV == 'docker'
+
 original_page = require('./original_page.js').original_page
 original_text = require('./original_text.js').original_text
 favicons = require('./favicons.js').favicons
 unread_counts = require('./unread_counts.js').unread_counts
 
+if not ENV_DEV and not ENV_PROD and not ENV_DOCKER
+  throw new Error("Set envvar NODE_ENV=<development,docker,production>")
 
-Sentry.init({
-  dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
-  integrations: [
-    new Sentry.Integrations.Http({ tracing: true }),
-    new Tracing.Integrations.Express({ 
-      app
-    })
-  ],
-  tracesSampleRate: 1.0
-})
+if ENV_PROD
+  Sentry.init({
+    dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
+    integrations: [
+      new Sentry.Integrations.Http({ tracing: true }),
+      new Tracing.Integrations.Express({ 
+        app
+      })
+    ],
+    tracesSampleRate: 1.0
+  })
 
-app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler())
-app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler())
+  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler())
+  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler())
 
 original_page(app)
 original_text(app)
 favicons(app)
 unread_counts(server)
 
-app.get "/debug", (req, res) ->
-  throw new Error("Debugging Sentry")
+if ENV_PROD
+  app.get "/debug", (req, res) ->
+    throw new Error("Debugging Sentry")
 
-app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler())
+  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler())
+  log.debug "Setitng up Sentry debugging: #{process.env.SENTRY_DSN.substr(0, 20)}..."
 
 log.debug "Starting NewsBlur Node Server: #{process.env.SERVER_NAME}"
 server.listen(8008)
diff --git a/node/newsblur.js b/node/newsblur.js
index 28fb8c5bd..5a9fd0bc3 100644
--- a/node/newsblur.js
+++ b/node/newsblur.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by CoffeeScript 2.5.1
 (function() {
-  var Sentry, Tracing, app, envresult, favicons, log, original_page, original_text, server, unread_counts;
+  var ENV_DEV, ENV_DOCKER, ENV_PROD, Sentry, Tracing, app, envresult, favicons, log, original_page, original_text, server, unread_counts;
 
   Sentry = require("@sentry/node");
 
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
     }
   }
 
+  ENV_DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+
+  ENV_PROD = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+
+  ENV_DOCKER = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'docker';
+
   original_page = require('./original_page.js').original_page;
 
   original_text = require('./original_text.js').original_text;
@@ -32,20 +38,24 @@
 
   unread_counts = require('./unread_counts.js').unread_counts;
 
-  Sentry.init({
-    dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
-    integrations: [
-      new Sentry.Integrations.Http({
-        tracing: true
-      }),
-      new Tracing.Integrations.Express({app})
-    ],
-    tracesSampleRate: 1.0
-  });
+  if (!ENV_DEV && !ENV_PROD && !ENV_DOCKER) {
+    throw new Error("Set envvar NODE_ENV=<development,docker,production>");
+  }
 
-  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler());
-
-  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler());
+  if (ENV_PROD) {
+    Sentry.init({
+      dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
+      integrations: [
+        new Sentry.Integrations.Http({
+          tracing: true
+        }),
+        new Tracing.Integrations.Express({app})
+      ],
+      tracesSampleRate: 1.0
+    });
+    app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler());
+    app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler());
+  }
 
   original_page(app);
 
@@ -55,11 +65,13 @@
 
   unread_counts(server);
 
-  app.get("/debug", function(req, res) {
-    throw new Error("Debugging Sentry");
-  });
-
-  app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler());
+  if (ENV_PROD) {
+    app.get("/debug", function(req, res) {
+      throw new Error("Debugging Sentry");
+    });
+    app.use(Sentry.Handlers.errorHandler());
+    log.debug(`Setitng up Sentry debugging: ${process.env.SENTRY_DSN.substr(0, 20)}...`);
+  }
 
   log.debug(`Starting NewsBlur Node Server: ${process.env.SERVER_NAME}`);