diff --git a/apps/api/src/utils/startup.ts b/apps/api/src/utils/startup.ts
index 98fea8f..49f901e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/utils/startup.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/utils/startup.ts
@@ -8,30 +8,48 @@ declare module 'bun' {
     CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET: string
     CLERK_SECRET_KEY: string
     CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: string
+    BETTERSTACK_LOG_TOKEN: string
   }
 }
 
+const TEST_VARIABLES = ['POSTGRES_URL']
+
+const DEVELOPMENT_VARIABLES = [
+  ...TEST_VARIABLES,
+  'CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET',
+  'CLERK_SECRET_KEY',
+  'CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY',
+]
+
+const PRODUCTION_VARIABLES = [...DEVELOPMENT_VARIABLES, 'BETTERSTACK_LOG_TOKEN']
+
 export const startup = async () => {
   if (import.meta.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
-    if (!import.meta.env.POSTGRES_URL) {
-      logger.error('Env Var POSTGRES_URL is missing!')
-      process.exit(0)
-    }
-    return
+    TEST_VARIABLES.map((key) => {
+      if (!import.meta.env[key]) {
+        logger.error(`Env Var ${key} is missing!`)
+        process.exit(0)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (import.meta.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+    DEVELOPMENT_VARIABLES.map((key) => {
+      if (!import.meta.env[key]) {
+        logger.error(`Env Var ${key} is missing!`)
+        process.exit(0)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (import.meta.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    PRODUCTION_VARIABLES.map((key) => {
+      if (!import.meta.env[key]) {
+        logger.error(`Env Var ${key} is missing!`)
+        process.exit(0)
+      }
+    })
   }
-  const keys = [
-    'POSTGRES_URL',
-    'CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET',
-    'CLERK_SECRET_KEY',
-    'CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY',
-    'BETTERSTACK_LOG_TOKEN',
-  ]
-  keys.map((key) => {
-    if (!import.meta.env[key]) {
-      logger.error(`Env Var ${key} is missing!`)
-      process.exit(0)
-    }
-  })
 
   if (import.meta.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     await migrateDatabase('migrations')