diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-icons-laugh.md b/.changeset/thirty-icons-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a0d71edb9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-icons-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/astro": patch
+---
+
+Bug fix: Removed import.meta from integration to avoid breaking app during build.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/integration/create-integration.ts b/packages/astro/src/integration/create-integration.ts
index 365fddd6a12..d695e767d03 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/integration/create-integration.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/integration/create-integration.ts
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ function createIntegration<P extends { mode: 'hotload' | 'bundled' }>({ mode }:
     const clerkJSVariant = (params as any)?.clerkJSVariant as string | undefined;
     const clerkJSVersion = (params as any)?.clerkJSVersion as string | undefined;
 
-    const internalParams: ClerkOptions = {
-      ...params,
-      sdkMetadata: {
-        version: packageVersion,
-        name: packageName,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line turbo/no-undeclared-env-vars
-        environment: import.meta.env.MODE,
-      },
-    };
-
     return {
       name: '@clerk/astro/integration',
       hooks: {
@@ -51,6 +41,15 @@ function createIntegration<P extends { mode: 'hotload' | 'bundled' }>({ mode }:
             logger.error('Invalid value for clerkJSVariant. Acceptable values are `"headless"`, `""`, and `undefined`');
           }
 
+          const internalParams: ClerkOptions = {
+            ...params,
+            sdkMetadata: {
+              version: packageVersion,
+              name: packageName,
+              environment: command === 'dev' ? 'development' : 'production',
+            },
+          };
+
           const defaultBundledImportPath = `${packageName}/internal/bundled`;
 
           const buildImportPath =