diff --git a/lib/perron/engine.rb b/lib/perron/engine.rb
index 60183fd..1c6668f 100644
--- a/lib/perron/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/perron/engine.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Engine < Rails::Engine
     end
 
     initializer "perron.output_server" do |app|
-      app.middleware.use Perron::OutputServer
+      app.middleware.use Perron::OutputServer if Rails.env.development?
     end
 
     initializer "perron.development_feed_server" do |app|