diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 8ba0bf71..fe2ca1db 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require('newrelic');
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 const compression = require('compression');
 const getConfig = require("./config");
@@ -107,10 +108,6 @@ app.use(function(err, req, res) {
 
 // start the server, but only if we're not in the middle of a test
 if(!module.parent) {
-  if(config.prod_envs.includes(process.env.NODE_ENV)) {
-    require('newrelic');
-  }
-
   app.listen(config.PORT, () => logger.info(`Started API server at http://0.0.0.0:${config.PORT}/`));
 }
 
diff --git a/newrelic.js b/newrelic.js
index 15955e5c..3cda2521 100644
--- a/newrelic.js
+++ b/newrelic.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exports.config = {
   /**
    * Array of application names.
    */
-  app_name: ['code-api-dev', 'code-api-staging', 'code-api'],
+  app_name: [process.env.NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME, 'code-api'],
   /**
    * Your New Relic license key.
    */