diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index 063acaf6b9..9fa4c09ff3 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ pub async fn serve(server_state: ServerState) -> AnyhowResult<()>
   let bind_address = server_state.env_config.bind_address.clone();
   let num_workers = server_state.env_config.num_workers.clone();
   let hostname = server_state.hostname.clone();
+  let server_environment = server_state.server_environment.clone();
 
   let server_state_arc = web::Data::new(Arc::new(server_state));
 
@@ -650,13 +651,13 @@ pub async fn serve(server_state: ServerState) -> AnyhowResult<()>
       .app_data(web::Data::new(server_state_arc.stripe.clone().config.clone()))
       .app_data(web::Data::new(server_state_arc.stripe.clone().client.clone()))
       .app_data(web::Data::new(server_state_arc.third_party_url_redirector.clone()))
-      .app_data(web::Data::new(server_state_arc.server_environment.clone()))
+      .app_data(web::Data::new(server_environment))
       .app_data(web::Data::from(product_lookup)) // NB: Data::from(Arc<T>) for dynamic dispatch
       .app_data(web::Data::from(stripe_lookup)) // NB: Data::from(Arc<T>) for dynamic dispatch
       .app_data(web::Data::from(user_lookup)) // NB: Data::from(Arc<T>) for dynamic dispatch
       .app_data(web::Data::from(session_cache_purge)) // NB: Data::from(Arc<T>) for dynamic dispatch
       .app_data(server_state_arc.clone())
-      .wrap(build_cors_config(server_state_arc.server_environment.clone()))
+      .wrap(build_cors_config(server_environment))
       .wrap(DefaultHeaders::new()
         .header("X-Backend-Hostname", &hostname)
         .header("X-Build-Sha", server_state_arc.server_info.build_sha.clone()))
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@ pub async fn serve(server_state: ServerState) -> AnyhowResult<()>
         .exclude("/readiness"))
       .wrap(middleware::Compress::default());
 
-    add_routes(app)
+    add_routes(app, server_environment)
   })
   .bind(bind_address)?
   .workers(num_workers)
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/routes.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/routes.rs
index 04261a3bf0..9080bac572 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/routes.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ use actix_service::ServiceFactory;
 use actix_web::{App, HttpResponse, web};
 use actix_web::dev::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
 use actix_web::error::Error;
+use log::warn;
 
 use actix_helpers::route_builder::RouteBuilder;
 use billing_component::default_routes::add_suggested_stripe_billing_routes;
+use reusable_types::server_environment::ServerEnvironment;
 use users_component::default_routes::add_suggested_api_v1_account_creation_and_session_routes;
 use users_component::endpoints::edit_profile_handler::edit_profile_handler;
 use users_component::endpoints::get_profile_handler::get_profile_handler;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ use crate::http_server::endpoints::w2l::list_user_w2l_templates::list_user_w2l_t
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::w2l::list_w2l_templates::list_w2l_templates_handler;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::w2l::set_w2l_template_mod_approval::set_w2l_template_mod_approval_handler;
 
-pub fn add_routes<T, B> (app: App<T>) -> App<T>
+pub fn add_routes<T, B> (app: App<T>, server_environment: ServerEnvironment) -> App<T>
   where
       B: MessageBody,
       T: ServiceFactory<
@@ -173,8 +175,8 @@ pub fn add_routes<T, B> (app: App<T>) -> App<T>
   app = add_subscription_routes(app); /* /v1/subscriptions/... */
 
   // TODO find a long term feature flag solution, since this code is likely deployed into production we don't want the route found.
-  let enable_voice_designer_route = true;
-  if enable_voice_designer_route {
+  if !server_environment.is_deployed_in_production() {
+    warn!("Adding voice designer routes (development only)");
     app = add_voice_designer_routes(app); /* /v1/voice_designer */
   }
   // ==================== Comments ====================