diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
index d3818f2389..2e5a8e2521 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function getTraversalMetadata({
     skippedIndentIndices: new Set<number>(),
   }
 
-  if (__DEV__) {
+  if (isDevMode()) {
     // @ts-ignore dev only for debugging
     metadata.postData.text = getPostRecord(item.value.post).text
   }