diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d8991683..df8a4246 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ app.commandLine.appendSwitch('js-flags', '--max-old-space-size=1024')
 app.on('ready', () => {
     if (app.isQuiting) { app.quit(); return; }
     console.log('[Cider] Application is Ready. Creating Window.')
+    if(!app.isPackaged) {
+        console.info('[Cider] Running in development mode.')
+    }
     CreateWindow()
 });
 
diff --git a/src/main/cider-base.js b/src/main/cider-base.js
index e20635c4..d530c6d3 100644
--- a/src/main/cider-base.js
+++ b/src/main/cider-base.js
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ const CiderBase = {
             event.returnValue = process.platform
         })
 
+        ipcMain.on("is-dev", (event) => {
+            event.returnValue = !app.isPackaged
+        })
+
         // IPC stuff (listeners)
         ipcMain.on('close', () => { // listen for close event
             win.close();
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index fdea85dd..df2b904d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class NavigationEvent {
 const app = new Vue({
     el: "#app",
     data: {
+        isDev: ipcRenderer.sendSync("is-dev"),
         drawertest: false,
         platform: "",
         mk: {},
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ const app = new Vue({
         tmpVar: [],
         notification: false,
         chrome: {
-            hideUserInfo: false,
+            hideUserInfo: ipcRenderer.sendSync("is-dev"),
             artworkReady: false,
             userinfo: {
                 "id": "",
@@ -300,7 +301,9 @@ const app = new Vue({
             this.mk = MusicKit.getInstance()
             this.mk.authorize()
             this.$forceUpdate()
-            this.mk.privateEnabled = true
+            if(this.isDev) {
+                this.mk.privateEnabled = true
+            }
             this.mk._services.timing.mode = 0
             this.platform = ipcRenderer.sendSync('cider-platform');
             // Set profile name