diff --git a/src/server/middleware.ts b/src/server/middleware.ts
index 84c568d1..235f0729 100644
--- a/src/server/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/server/middleware.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ export function setCacheControl(
   let caching: string;
 
   if (
-    req.path.match(/\.(js|css|txt|manifest\.webmanifest)\/?$/) ||
-    req.path.includes("/css/themelist")
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" &&
+    (req.path.match(/\.(js|css|txt|manifest\.webmanifest)\/?$/) ||
+      req.path.includes("/css/themelist"))
   ) {
     // Static content gets cached publicly for a day
     caching = "public, max-age=86400";
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
index 0ec963a2..5a201ac4 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
+++ b/src/shared/utils/app/is-auth-path.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default function isAuthPath(pathname: string) {
-  return /create_.*|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications/g.test(
+  return /^\/create_.*|inbox|settings|admin|reports|registration_applications/g.test(
     pathname
   );
 }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 9afdb526..0c9806dd 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const banner = `
   @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0b31508aeb0634b347b8270c7bee4d411b5d4109&dn=agpl-3.0.txt AGPL v3.0
   `;
 
-function getBase(env) {
+function getBase(env, mode) {
   return {
     output: {
       filename: "js/server.js",
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ function getBase(env) {
     plugins: [
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
         "process.env.COMMIT_HASH": `"${env.COMMIT_HASH}"`,
+        "process.env.NODE_ENV": `"${mode}"`,
       }),
       new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
         filename: "styles/styles.css",
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ function getBase(env) {
 }
 
 const createServerConfig = (env, mode) => {
-  const base = getBase(env);
+  const base = getBase(env, mode);
   const config = merge({}, base, {
     mode,
     entry: "./src/server/index.tsx",
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ const createServerConfig = (env, mode) => {
 };
 
 const createClientConfig = (env, mode) => {
-  const base = getBase(env);
+  const base = getBase(env, mode);
   const config = merge({}, base, {
     mode,
     entry: "./src/client/index.tsx",