diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 14d489c..d46f7a1 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/server.ts",
-    "build": "tsc --skipLibCheck --noImplicitAny false",
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.prod.json --skipLibCheck --noImplicitAny false",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "test": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.prod.json b/backend/tsconfig.prod.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ced6a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.prod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules",
+    "dist",
+    "src/**/*.test.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.ts",
+    "src/test/**/*",
+    "src/**/__mocks__/**/*",
+    "src/**/__tests__/**/*",
+    "jest.config.js"
+  ]
+}
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