diff --git a/app/soapbox/main.tsx b/app/soapbox/main.tsx
index bfc31649e..f5cf9f0f5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/main.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/main.tsx
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ ready(() => {
 
   root.render(<Soapbox />);
 
-  // if (BuildConfig.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  // avoid offline in dev mode because it's harder to debug
-  // https://github.com/NekR/offline-plugin/pull/201#issuecomment-285133572
-  OfflinePluginRuntime.install();
-  // }
+  if (BuildConfig.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    // avoid offline in dev mode because it's harder to debug
+    // https://github.com/NekR/offline-plugin/pull/201#issuecomment-285133572
+    OfflinePluginRuntime.install();
+  }
 });
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