diff --git a/embark-ui/.env.production b/embark-ui/.env.production
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba7cc18de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embark-ui/.env.production
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GENERATE_SOURCEMAP=false
diff --git a/embark-ui/.npmignore b/embark-ui/.npmignore
index dc0f23d06..450fa5498 100644
--- a/embark-ui/.npmignore
+++ b/embark-ui/.npmignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.env
+.env.*
 config
 node_modules
 public