diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index cb15dc7..b9d046b 100755
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { build, export as exporter } from 'sapper/core.js';
 import { dest, dev, entry, src } from '../config';
 
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
+
 const cmd = process.argv[2];
 const start = Date.now();
 
@@ -14,9 +16,7 @@ if (cmd === 'build') {
 			console.error(err ? err.details || err.stack || err.message || err : 'Unknown error');
 		});
 } else if (cmd === 'export') {
-	const start = Date.now();
-
-	build({ dest, dev, entry, src })
+	build({ dest, dev: false, entry, src })
 		.then(() => exporter({ src, dest }))
 		.then(() => {
 			const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
diff --git a/src/core/export.ts b/src/core/export.ts
index 0a28e06..a285bdd 100644
--- a/src/core/export.ts
+++ b/src/core/export.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default function exporter({ src, dest }) { // TODO dest is a terrible nam
 		return fetch(url, opts);
 	};
 
-	const middleware = require('./middleware')(); // TODO this is filthy
+	const middleware = require('./middleware')({ dev: false }); // TODO this is filthy
 	app.use(middleware);
 	const server = app.listen(PORT);
 
@@ -100,8 +100,5 @@ export default function exporter({ src, dest }) { // TODO dest is a terrible nam
 	}
 
 	return handle(new URL(origin)) // TODO all static routes
-		.then(() => {
-			server.close();
-			middleware.close();
-		});
+		.then(() => server.close());
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.ts b/src/middleware/index.ts
index 506bdbb..2bb5c34 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/index.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ function connect_prod() {
 	return middleware;
 }
 
-export default dev ? connect_dev : connect_prod;
+export default function connect({ dev: _dev = dev } = {}) {
+	console.log({ dev, _dev });
+	return _dev ? connect_dev() : connect_prod();
+}
 
 function set_req_pathname(req, res, next) {
 	req.pathname = req.url.replace(/\?.*/, '');