diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a977e24..1aee4da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@ name: ci
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:        
-      - '**'
+    branches: [ main ]
+    tags: [ '**' ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        with:
+          version: latest
+          args: --timeout 5m
   test:
     name: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,23 +34,32 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      packages: write
     needs:
+      - lint
       - test
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
-      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
-      - uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v3
+        id: meta
         with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+      - uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          file: "Dockerfile"
           context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64
           push: true
-          tags: |
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:latest
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 4948ae2..5b33f44 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/snapp-incubator/snappcloud-status-backend/internal/api/http"
@@ -32,7 +33,12 @@ func (cmd *Server) main(cfg *config.Config, trap chan os.Signal) {
 	go querierObj.Start()
 
 	server := http.New(loggerObj, querierObj)
-	go server.Serve(8080)
+	go func() {
+		err := server.Serve(8080)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("error on Serve function: %s", err))
+		}
+	}()
 
 	// Keep this at the bottom of the main function
 	field := zap.String("signal trap", (<-trap).String())
diff --git a/deployments/server/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/server/templates/deployment.yaml
index 830a21b..eb6e145 100644
--- a/deployments/server/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ spec:
             - name: http
               containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
               protocol: {{ .Values.service.protocol }}
+          env:
+            - name: ENVIRONMENT
+              value: Production
+            - name: GIN_MODE
+              value: release
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz/liveness
diff --git a/internal/config/load.go b/internal/config/load.go
index 58af2e4..9f2e953 100644
--- a/internal/config/load.go
+++ b/internal/config/load.go
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/rawbytes"
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
 
 const (
-	delimiter = "."
-
-	tagName = "koanf"
-
+	delimiter      = "."
+	tagName        = "koanf"
 	upTemplate     = "================ Loaded Configuration ================"
 	bottomTemplate = "======================================================"
+	productionEnv  = "Production"
+	stagingEnv     = "Staging"
 )
 
 func Load(print bool) *Config {
@@ -61,12 +60,8 @@ func LoadValues(k *koanf.Koanf) error {
 }
 
 func loadConfigmap(k *koanf.Koanf) error {
-	// this is a hack to check whether we are in cluster or not
-	if _, err := rest.InClusterConfig(); err != nil {
-		if err == rest.ErrNotInCluster {
-			return nil
-		}
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("error creating Kubernetes config: \n%v", err))
+	if os.Getenv("ENVIRONMENT") != productionEnv {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	cm, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/snappcloud-status-backend/configs.yml")