diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-preview-env-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-preview-env-deploy.yml
index 948f282b3f..6b8b322b36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-preview-env-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-preview-env-deploy.yml
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: ''
           build-args: |
             BUILD_SHA=${{ env.COMMIT_REF }}
-            HYDRO_SECRET=
-            HYDRO_ENDPOINT=
 
       # Succeed despite any non-zero exit code (e.g. if there is no deployment to cancel)
       - name: 'Cancel any existing deployments for this PR'
diff --git a/src/events/hydro.js b/src/events/hydro.js
index ae3f3a0e14..11fef75ae9 100644
--- a/src/events/hydro.js
+++ b/src/events/hydro.js
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ const httpsAgent = new Agent({ keepAlive: true, maxSockets: 32 }) // keepAlive:
 const { NODE_ENV, HYDRO_SECRET, HYDRO_ENDPOINT } = process.env
 
 if (NODE_ENV === 'production' && (isNil(HYDRO_SECRET) || isNil(HYDRO_ENDPOINT))) {
-  throw new Error('Configure Hydro before sending events')
+  console.warn(
+    'Running in production but HYDRO_SECRET and HYDRO_ENDPOINT environment variables are not set.'
+  )
 }
 
 /*