diff --git a/src/backendMiddleware.ts b/src/backendMiddleware.ts
index e8eb490b75..205df0b673 100644
--- a/src/backendMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/backendMiddleware.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { IpfsCustomConnector } from './lib/ipfs'
 import { jolocomContractsAdapter } from 'jolocom-lib/js/contracts/contractsAdapter'
 import { jolocomEthereumResolver } from 'jolocom-lib/js/ethereum/ethereum'
 import { jolocomContractsGateway } from 'jolocom-lib/js/contracts/contractsGateway'
-import { skipIdentityRegisteration } from './config';
+import { SKIP_IDENTITY_REGISTRATION } from './env'
 
 export class BackendMiddleware {
   public identityWallet!: IdentityWallet
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ export class BackendMiddleware {
         gateway: jolocomContractsGateway,
       },
     })
-    if (skipIdentityRegisteration) {
-      this.registry.commit = this.fuelKeyWithEther = async (arg: any) => undefined
+    if (SKIP_IDENTITY_REGISTRATION) {
+      this.registry.commit = this.fuelKeyWithEther = async (arg: any) =>
+        undefined
       this.setIdentityWallet = async function(
         userVault: SoftwareKeyProvider,
         pass: string,
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 840a003145..f78f3cde34 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 import typeOrmConf from '../ormconfig'
 
-const env = process.env['NODE_ENV'] || 'development'
-const isDev = env === 'development'
-// @ts-ignore
-const isTest = env === 'test'
-const isTestE2E = env === 'test-e2e'
-
-export const skipEntropyCollection = isDev || isTest || isTestE2E
-export const skipIdentityRegisteration = isDev || isTestE2E
-
 export default {
   fuelingEndpoint: 'https://faucet.jolocom.com/request',
   typeOrmConfig: typeOrmConf,
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b0b40445a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const env = process.env['NODE_ENV'] || 'development'
+const isDev = env === 'development'
+// @ts-ignore unused so far
+const isTest = env === 'test'
+const isTestE2E = env === 'test-e2e'
+
+export const SKIP_ENTROPY_COLLECTION = isDev || isTest || isTestE2E
+export const SKIP_IDENTITY_REGISTRATION = isDev || isTestE2E
diff --git a/src/ui/registration/containers/entropy.tsx b/src/ui/registration/containers/entropy.tsx
index 2f3ca224b6..06c6f64cb4 100644
--- a/src/ui/registration/containers/entropy.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/registration/containers/entropy.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { skipEntropyCollection } from 'src/config'
+import { SKIP_ENTROPY_COLLECTION } from 'src/env'
+
 import React from 'react'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { registrationActions } from 'src/actions'
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { generateSecureRandomBytes } from 'src/lib/util'
 import { withErrorScreen } from 'src/actions/modifiers'
 import { ThunkDispatch } from 'src/store'
-import { AppError, ErrorCode } from '../../../lib/errors'
+import { AppError, ErrorCode } from 'src/lib/errors'
 import { routeList } from 'src/routeList'
 import { StatusBar } from 'react-native'
 
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ export class EntropyContainer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   private updateEntropyProgress = async (): Promise<void> => {
-    const entropyProgress = skipEntropyCollection ? 1 : this.state.entropyProgress
-
+    const entropyProgress = SKIP_ENTROPY_COLLECTION
+      ? 1
+      : this.state.entropyProgress
     if (entropyProgress >= 1) {
       this.setState({ sufficientEntropy: true, entropyProgress: 1 })
       while (this.entropyGenerator.getProgress() < 1) {