diff --git a/src/middleware/BaseClient.js b/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
index 5fa8c6c..b5b3156 100644
--- a/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
+++ b/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class BaseClient extends EventEmitter {
 
         super();
 
-        this.shardingManager = new ShardingManager('src/structure/DiscordClient.js', options.discord.shardOptions);
+        const respawn = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development';
+        this.shardingManager = new ShardingManager('src/structure/DiscordClient.js', { ...options.discord.shardOptions, respawn });
         this.slashCommandManager = new SlashCommandManager(this);
 
         this.logger = new Logger(this, options.logger);