diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index a9383714c9..1306ce91c2 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ module.exports = settings =
 	redirects:
 		"/templates/index": "/templates/"
 
-	reloadModuleViewsOnEachRequest: true
+	reloadModuleViewsOnEachRequest: process.env['NODE_ENV'] != 'production'
 
 	domainLicences: [
 
diff --git a/services/web/docker-compose.yml b/services/web/docker-compose.yml
index afba1ccc60..ebf164f606 100644
--- a/services/web/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/web/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
       LINKED_URL_PROXY: 'http://localhost:6543'
       ENABLED_LINKED_FILE_TYPES: 'url,project_file,project_output_file,mendeley'
       SHARELATEX_CONFIG: /app/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.coffee
+      NODE_ENV: production
     depends_on:
       - redis
       - mongo