diff --git a/esbuild/esbuild.js b/esbuild/esbuild.js
index 56910cbcac..69e479a6ff 100644
--- a/esbuild/esbuild.js
+++ b/esbuild/esbuild.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async function execute() {
 		log_error("There were some problems during build");
 		log();
 		log(chalk.dim(e.stack));
-		if (process.env.CI) {
+		if (process.env.CI || PRODUCTION) {
 			process.kill(process.pid);
 		}
 		return;