diff --git a/.changeset/orange-towns-sing.md b/.changeset/orange-towns-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25da19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-towns-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@vingy/vuebugger": patch
+---
+
+fix: import.meta.ENV not being optional
diff --git a/packages/vuebugger/src/debug.ts b/packages/vuebugger/src/debug.ts
index edca66f..a8f035d 100644
--- a/packages/vuebugger/src/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/vuebugger/src/debug.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const debug = <T extends Record<string, any>>(
   groupId: VuebuggerEntry['groupId'],
   state: T,
 ): T => {
-  if (!import.meta.env.DEV) return state
+  if (!import.meta.env?.DEV) return state
 
   const instance = getCurrentInstance()
 
diff --git a/packages/vuebugger/src/index.ts b/packages/vuebugger/src/index.ts
index 7a8861b..b279b59 100644
--- a/packages/vuebugger/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vuebugger/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export { debug } from './debug'
 
 const plugin: Plugin<[PluginOptions?]> = {
   install: (app: App, options?: PluginOptions) => {
-    if (!import.meta.env.DEV) return
+    if (!import.meta.env?.DEV) return
     if (options?.uidFn) setUidGenerator(options.uidFn)
     setupComposableDevtools(app)
   },