diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d252428..6f9a47b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ MongoClient.connect(config.databaseConnectionString, {}, (err, client) => {
     // add db to app for routes
     app.db = db;
 
-    // add indexing
+    // run indexing
     common.runIndexing(app)
     .then(common.testData(db, app))
     .then(app.listen(app.get('port')))
diff --git a/lib/common.js b/lib/common.js
index 8f896b2..a989302 100644
--- a/lib/common.js
+++ b/lib/common.js
@@ -582,6 +582,10 @@ exports.indexOrders = (app, cb) => {
 
 // start indexing products and orders
 exports.runIndexing = (app) => {
+    if(process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'){
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
     console.info(colors.yellow('Setting up indexes..'));
 
     return Promise.all([