diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-tables-hang.md b/.changeset/hungry-tables-hang.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92dbd05f8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-tables-hang.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/dev": patch
+---
+
+Allow `process.env.NODE_ENV` values other than `"development"` in Vite dev
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts b/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
index a45fa1cf3cd..9f5b65798c7 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ export const remixVitePlugin: RemixVitePlugin = (options = {}) => {
           return [
             'import { createElement } from "react";',
             'export * from "@remix-run/react";',
-            'export const LiveReload = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development" ? () => null : ',
+            `export const LiveReload = ${viteCommand !== "serve"} ? () => null : `,
             '() => createElement("script", {',
             "  dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { ",
             "    __html: `window.__remixLiveReloadEnabled = true`",
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ export const remixVitePlugin: RemixVitePlugin = (options = {}) => {
             allowAwaitOutsideFunction: true,
             plugins: ["jsx", "typescript"],
           },
-          plugins: [require("react-refresh/babel")],
+          plugins: [[require("react-refresh/babel"), { skipEnvCheck: true }]],
           sourceMaps: true,
         });
         if (result === null) return;