diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 7d7f080..065068a 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -2127,11 +2127,18 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.2.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-tf1UIgqivFq1eqtxQMlAdUUDwac="
         },
+        "cross-env": {
+            "version": "7.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-KZP/bMEOJEDCkDQAyRhu3RL2ZO/SUVrxQVI0G3YEQ+OLbRA3c6zgixe8Mq8a/z7+HKlNEjo8oiLUs8iRijY2Rw==",
+            "requires": {
+                "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
+            }
+        },
         "cross-spawn": {
             "version": "7.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.2.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-PD6G8QG3S4FK/XCGFbEQrDqO2AnMMsy0meR7lerlIOHAAbkuavGU/pOqprrlvfTNjvowivTeBsjebAL0NSoMxw==",
-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "path-key": "^3.1.0",
                 "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -4127,8 +4134,7 @@
         "isexe": {
             "version": "2.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/isexe/-/isexe-2.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha1-6PvzdNxVb/iUehDcsFctYz8s+hA=",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha1-6PvzdNxVb/iUehDcsFctYz8s+hA="
         },
         "isobject": {
             "version": "3.0.1",
@@ -5018,8 +5024,7 @@
         "path-key": {
             "version": "3.1.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-key/-/path-key-3.1.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q=="
         },
         "path-parse": {
             "version": "1.0.6",
@@ -5800,7 +5805,6 @@
             "version": "2.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shebang-command/-/shebang-command-2.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-kHxr2zZpYtdmrN1qDjrrX/Z1rR1kG8Dx+gkpK1G4eXmvXswmcE1hTWBWYUzlraYw1/yZp6YuDY77YtvbN0dmDA==",
-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "shebang-regex": "^3.0.0"
             }
@@ -5808,8 +5812,7 @@
         "shebang-regex": {
             "version": "3.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-3.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A=="
         },
         "side-channel": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -6796,7 +6799,6 @@
             "version": "2.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which/-/which-2.0.2.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-BLI3Tl1TW3Pvl70l3yq3Y64i+awpwXqsGBYWkkqMtnbXgrMD+yj7rhW0kuEDxzJaYXGjEW5ogapKNMEKNMjibA==",
-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "isexe": "^2.0.0"
             }
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 9805c93..e037a00 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "babel-node src/index.js",
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production babel-node src/index.js",
     "dev": "nodemon -r dotenv/config --watch src --exec babel-node src/index.js"
   },
   "engines": {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "cacheman": "2.2.1",
     "cacheman-file": "0.2.1",
     "compression": "1.7.4",
+    "cross-env": "7.0.2",
     "dotenv": "8.2.0",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "form-data": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/api/src/api/Fetcher.js b/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
index 95bf464..9f3544c 100644
--- a/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
+++ b/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ import {
 import Selectors from '../util/Selectors';
 import { createCacheDirectories } from '../util/TempDirCreator';
 
+const getPuppeteerOptions = () => {
+  const options = {};
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    options.args = ['--no-sandbox'];
+  }
+  return options;
+};
+
 class CookieMonster {
   cache;
   browser;
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ class CookieMonster {
   }
 
   async launchPage() {
-    this.browser = await puppeteer.launch();
+    this.browser = await puppeteer.launch(getPuppeteerOptions());
     this.page = await this.browser.newPage();
     await this.page.goto(SEARCH_URL);
     await this.page.setCookie(...SITE_COOKIES);