diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/index.html b/worklenz-frontend/index.html
index 15afe141..ba93ca2c 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/index.html
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/index.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <title>Worklenz</title>
 
   <!-- Environment configuration -->
-  <script type="module" src="/env-config.js"></script>
+  <script src="/env-config.js"></script>
   <!-- Unregister service worker -->
   <script src="/unregister-sw.js"></script>
   <!-- Microsoft Clarity -->
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/public/env-config.js b/worklenz-frontend/public/env-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e582288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/env-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Development placeholder for env-config.js
+// In production, this file is dynamically generated with actual environment values
+// For development, we let the application fall back to import.meta.env variables
+
+// Set undefined values so the application falls back to build-time env vars
+window.VITE_API_URL = undefined;
+window.VITE_SOCKET_URL = undefined; 
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