diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d11369c..704bde2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -111,12 +111,18 @@ fn index() -> Markup {
 }
 
 fn skeleton(children: Markup) -> Markup {
-    let ms = SystemTime::now()
-        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_millis();
+    // add a timestamp on debug builds
+    let tailwind_path = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        let ms = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_millis();
+
+        format!("/public/output.css?t={}", ms)
+    } else {
+        String::from("/public/output.css")
+    };
 
-    let tailwind_path = format!("/public/output.css?t={}", ms);
     html! {
         (DOCTYPE)
         html lang="es" {