diff --git a/code/utils.py b/code/utils.py
index 05eb32b..f1ac32b 100644
--- a/code/utils.py
+++ b/code/utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ load_dotenv('dev.env')
 config = ConfigParser()
 config.read(Path(__file__).parent / 'defaults.ini')
 REPO_DIR = config.get('main', 'repo_dir')
-if 'DEV' in os.environ:
+if 'ENV' in os.environ and os.getenv('ENV') == 'DEV':
     REPO_DIR = os.getenv('REPO_DIR', default=REPO_DIR)
 
 
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ def clone_repository(
     repo_url: AnyHttpUrl,
     repo_dir: str = REPO_DIR
 ) -> Path:
-    print('repo_url: ', repo_url)
-    print('repo_dir: ', repo_dir)
     # extract repo name
     repo_name = repo_url.split('/')[-1].replace('.git', '')
     dst_dir = Path(repo_dir) / repo_name