diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71f0c62c0a..dc5d6dda4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "nx run-many --target=build --projects=cli,create-app --skip-nx-cache && pnpm --filter e2e exec playwright test",
     "test:features": "pnpm nx run features:test",
     "test:regenerate-snapshots": "nx build cli && packages/features/snapshots/regenerate.sh",
-    "test:unit": "pnpm vitest run",
+    "test:unit": "SHOPIFY_CLI_ENV=development pnpm vitest run",
     "test": "pnpm vitest run && pnpm nx run features:test",
     "type-check:affected": "nx affected --target=type-check",
     "type-check": "nx run-many --target=type-check --all --skip-nx-cache",