diff --git a/src/Dev/Deprecation.php b/src/Dev/Deprecation.php
index 66c6d901b..4bc5b0aa9 100644
--- a/src/Dev/Deprecation.php
+++ b/src/Dev/Deprecation.php
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ class Deprecation
 
     public static function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        if (!Director::isDev()) {
-            return false;
-        }
         if (Environment::hasEnv('SS_DEPRECATION_ENABLED')) {
             $envVar = Environment::getEnv('SS_DEPRECATION_ENABLED');
             return self::varAsBoolean($envVar);
         }
+        if (!Director::isDev()) {
+            return false;
+        }
         return static::$currentlyEnabled;
     }