diff --git a/deps.sh b/deps.sh
index 3f8b9458..06c0cbfa 100644
--- a/deps.sh
+++ b/deps.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# Deploy key for private npm modules
-mkdir -p /root/.ssh
-cp deploy_key /root/.ssh/id_rsa
-chmod 400 /root/.ssh/id_rsa
-cp ssh_config /root/.ssh/config
+if [ $NODE_ENV == 'production' ]; then
+	# Deploy key for private npm modules
+	mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+	cp deploy_key /root/.ssh/id_rsa
+	chmod 400 /root/.ssh/id_rsa
+	cp ssh_config /root/.ssh/config
+fi
 
 # System dependencies
 apt-get -q update
diff --git a/postinstall.sh b/postinstall.sh
index 5d941574..6b4b5c50 100755
--- a/postinstall.sh
+++ b/postinstall.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-node ./node_modules/coffee-script/bin/coffee -c ./src 
-rm -rf /root/.ssh/* /build/app/deploy_key /app/deploy_key /build/app/Makefile /app/Makefile /app/src/*.coffee
-npm uninstall coffee-script
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+if [ $NODE_ENV == 'production' ]; then
+	node ./node_modules/coffee-script/bin/coffee -c ./src
+	rm -rf /root/.ssh/* /build/app/deploy_key /app/deploy_key /build/app/Makefile /app/Makefile /app/src/*.coffee
+	npm uninstall coffee-script
+fi