diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 55f3f85..20260de 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 {
   "presets": ["next/babel"],
-  "plugins": ["istanbul"]
+  "env" : {
+    "development: {
+      // only instrument for coverage on development builds
+      "plugins": ["istanbul"]
+    }
+  }
 }