diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 5339e6d0..87ccfc26 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -286,21 +286,23 @@ class ENS {
 
     if (this.registration && this.registration.rootDomain) {
       // Register root domain if it is defined
-      const rootNode = namehash.hash(this.registration.rootDomain);
-      config.default.contracts['FIFSRegistrar'] = {
-        "deploy": true,
-        "silent": true,
-        "args": ["$ENSRegistry", rootNode],
-        "onDeploy": [
-          `ENSRegistry.methods.setOwner('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount}).then(() => {
+      if (this.isDev || this.env === 'privatenet' || this.env ==='development') {
+        const rootNode = namehash.hash(this.registration.rootDomain);
+        config.default.contracts['FIFSRegistrar'] = {
+          "deploy": true,
+          "silent": true,
+          "args": ["$ENSRegistry", rootNode],
+          "onDeploy": [
+            `ENSRegistry.methods.setOwner('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount}).then(() => {
             ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver('${rootNode}', "$Resolver").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
             var reverseNode = web3.utils.soliditySha3(web3.eth.defaultAccount.toLowerCase().substr(2) + '${reverseAddrSuffix}');
             ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, "$Resolver").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
             Resolver.methods.setAddr('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
             Resolver.methods.setName(reverseNode, '${this.registration.rootDomain}').send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
           })`
-        ]
-      };
+          ]
+        };
+      }
     }
     config.privatenet = config.development;
     this.embark.registerContractConfiguration(config);