# Ionic App Fails to Run Only When Installing as Production Build

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-app-fails-to-run-only-when-installing-as-production-build/104380>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [September 5, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-app-fails-to-run-only-when-installing-as-production-build/104380 "2017-09-05T22:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![rapropos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/rapropos/32/100227_2.png) [@rapropos](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/rapropos)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-app-fails-to-run-only-when-installing-as-production-build/104380/13 "2017-09-09T22:16:20Z")

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> [@myfitstatus](#):
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> it turned out that it seems to have something to do with the number of variables I had added in the $colors map.

[Likely related thread](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic2-app-show-blank-screen-on-android-device-4-4-4-after-splash-screen/81118/12).

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