diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 40b42dfa7..0f54013a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         "ts-node": "10.9.2",
         "typescript": "5.7.2",
         "typescript-eslint": "8.21.0",
-        "uglify-js": "*",
+        "uglify-js": "latest",
         "webpack": "5.97.1"
       },
       "engines": {
diff --git a/src/app/development/middleware.ts b/src/app/development/middleware.ts
index 4738e8233..9f1759985 100644
--- a/src/app/development/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/app/development/middleware.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getAppStoreRedirectUrl } from "../shared/appDownloadHelper";
 import PAGES from "../../constants/ipv-pages";
 import { getIpvPageTemplatePath, getTemplatePath } from "../../lib/paths";
 import { pagesAndContexts } from "../../test-utils/pages-and-contexts";
+import config from "../../config/config";
 
 interface RadioOption {
   text: string;
@@ -113,12 +114,8 @@ export const templatesDisplayGet: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     validatePhoneType(phoneType);
     renderOptions.appDownloadUrl = getAppStoreRedirectUrl(phoneType);
   } else if (templateId === PAGES.PAGE_FACE_TO_FACE_HANDOFF) {
-    let today = new Date();
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "local") {
-      today = new Date("2025-01-01");
-    }
     renderOptions.postOfficeVisitByDate = new Date().setDate(
-      today.getDate() + 15,
+      new Date("2025-01-01").getDate() + config.POST_OFFICE_VISIT_BY_DAYS,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/ipv/middleware.ts b/src/app/ipv/middleware.ts
index ea6dd4e36..d326008b2 100644
--- a/src/app/ipv/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/app/ipv/middleware.ts
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export const handleJourneyPageRequest = async (
       renderOptions.appDownloadUrl = getAppStoreRedirectUrl(context);
     } else if (pageId === PAGES.PAGE_FACE_TO_FACE_HANDOFF) {
       renderOptions.postOfficeVisitByDate = new Date().setDate(
-        new Date().getDate() + 15,
+        new Date().getDate() + config.POST_OFFICE_VISIT_BY_DAYS,
       );
     } else if (req.session.currentPageStatusCode !== undefined) {
       // Set this to avoid pino-http generating a new error in the request log
diff --git a/src/config/config.ts b/src/config/config.ts
index c2214822c..0742aaf0d 100644
--- a/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ export default {
     process.env.DELETE_ACCOUNT_URL ??
     "https://home.build.account.gov.uk/enter-password?type=deleteAccount",
   SSM_PARAMETER_CACHE_TTL: process.env.SSM_PARAMETER_CACHE_TTL ?? "300000", // Cache duration in milliseconds (5 minutes)
+  POST_OFFICE_VISIT_BY_DAYS: 15,
 };