diff --git a/app/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper.rb b/app/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper.rb
index f1ffa60f7d..2cdd0215ae 100644
--- a/app/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper.rb
@@ -91,11 +91,15 @@ def render_menu(menu_type, options = {})
       end
 
       render("alchemy/menus/#{menu_type}/wrapper", menu: root_node, options: options)
-    rescue ActionView::MissingTemplate => e
-      warning <<~WARN
-        Menu partial not found for #{menu_type}.
-        #{e}
-      WARN
+    rescue ActionView::MissingTemplate => error
+      if Rails.env.production?
+        warning <<~WARN
+          Menu partial not found for #{menu_type}.
+          #{error}
+        WARN
+      else
+        raise error
+      end
     end
 
     # Returns page links in a breadcrumb beginning from root to current page.
diff --git a/spec/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper_spec.rb
index c2b96019b3..427c1b5f55 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/alchemy/pages_helper_spec.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,17 @@ module Alchemy
         context "but the template does not exist" do
           let(:menu_type) { "unknown" }
 
-          it { is_expected.to be_nil }
+          context "in production environment" do
+            before { allow(Rails.env).to receive(:production?).and_return(true) }
+
+            it { is_expected.to be_nil }
+          end
+
+          context "in dev or test environment" do
+            before { allow(Rails.env).to receive(:production?).and_return(false) }
+
+            it { expect { subject }.to raise_error(ActionView::MissingTemplate) }
+          end
         end
       end