diff --git a/src/app.php b/src/app.php
index a61a84a..2a536c7 100644
--- a/src/app.php
+++ b/src/app.php
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ class app {
     return unserialize($params);
   }
 
-  static function get_profile(): string {
-    return self::get()->getProfile();
-  }
-
-  static function is_production_mode(): bool {
-    return self::get()->isProductionMode();
+  static function get_profile(?bool &$productionMode=null): string {
+    $app = self::get();
+    $productionMode = $app->isProductionMode();
+    return $app->getProfile();
   }
 
   static function set_profile(?string $profile=null, ?bool $productionMode=null): void {