diff --git a/src/platform/web/index.html b/src/platform/web/index.html
index 606a31d6..3b0e6e72 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/index.html
+++ b/src/platform/web/index.html
@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@
             import {main} from "./main";
             import {Platform} from "./Platform";
             import configJSON from "./assets/config.json?raw";
-            import {olmPaths, downloadSandboxPath, workerPath} from "./sdk/paths/vite";
+            import {olmPaths, downloadSandboxPath, workerPath, serviceWorkerPath} from "./sdk/paths/vite";
             const paths = {
                 olm: olmPaths,
                 downloadSandbox: downloadSandboxPath,
                 worker: workerPath,
                 ...JSON.parse(configJSON)
             };
+            if (import.meta.env.PROD) {
+                paths.serviceWorker = serviceWorkerPath;
+            }
             const platform = new Platform(
                 document.body,
                 paths,
                 null,
-                {development: true}
+                {development: import.meta.env.DEV}
             );
             main(platform);
         </script>
diff --git a/src/platform/web/sdk/paths/vite.ts b/src/platform/web/sdk/paths/vite.ts
index 6739f8d8..0a3ddedd 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/sdk/paths/vite.ts
+++ b/src/platform/web/sdk/paths/vite.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ export const olmPaths = {
 
 export const downloadSandboxPath = _downloadSandboxPath;
 export const workerPath = _workerPath;
+// the service worker is generated by the build as an unhashed asset,
+// we don't use it at development time, so don't use import for the path
+export const serviceWorkerPath = "sw.js";