diff --git a/deploy/datasets/util.js b/deploy/datasets/util.js
index 3cc1e2171db8f7d9d290aa3bf0c8ccdcaf570807..8165cd5dbd1182341099133331804d208ccd0558 100644
--- a/deploy/datasets/util.js
+++ b/deploy/datasets/util.js
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ const getUserKGRequestParam = async ({ user }) => {
 }
 
 const init = async () => {
-  if (process.env.ACCESS_TOKEN) console.warn(`ACCESS_TOKEN environmental variable is set! All queries will be made made with ACCESS_TOKEN!`)
+  if (process.env.ACCESS_TOKEN) {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') console.error(`ACCESS_TOKEN set in production!`)
+    else console.warn(`ACCESS_TOKEN environmental variable is set! All queries will be made made with ACCESS_TOKEN!`)
+  }
   if (getPublicAccessToken) return
   const { getPublicAccessToken: getPublic } = await kgQueryUtil()
   getPublicAccessToken = getPublic