diff --git a/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile.go b/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile.go
index f45ca08af..66cd6f213 100644
--- a/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile.go
+++ b/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile.go
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				WorkerQueues:         &listQueuesRequest,
 				SchedulerSize:        schedulerSize,
 			}
+			if standardDeploymentRequest.IsDevelopmentMode != nil && *standardDeploymentRequest.IsDevelopmentMode {
+				hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
+				standardDeploymentRequest.ScalingSpec = &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
+					HibernationSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentHibernationSpecRequest{
+						Schedules: &hibernationSchedules,
+					},
+				}
+			}
 			err := createDeploymentRequest.FromCreateStandardDeploymentRequest(standardDeploymentRequest)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -398,6 +406,14 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				WorkerQueues:         &listQueuesRequest,
 				SchedulerSize:        schedulerSize,
 			}
+			if dedicatedDeploymentRequest.IsDevelopmentMode != nil && *dedicatedDeploymentRequest.IsDevelopmentMode {
+				hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
+				dedicatedDeploymentRequest.ScalingSpec = &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
+					HibernationSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentHibernationSpecRequest{
+						Schedules: &hibernationSchedules,
+					},
+				}
+			}
 			err := createDeploymentRequest.FromCreateDedicatedDeploymentRequest(dedicatedDeploymentRequest)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -489,7 +505,6 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.ResourceQuotaMemory = *existingDeployment.ResourceQuotaMemory
 			}
 
-			hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
 			standardDeploymentRequest := astroplatformcore.UpdateStandardDeploymentRequest{
 				Description:          &deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.Description,
 				Name:                 deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.Name,
@@ -507,11 +522,14 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				SchedulerSize:        schedulerSize,
 				ContactEmails:        &deploymentFromFile.Deployment.AlertEmails,
 				EnvironmentVariables: envVars,
-				ScalingSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
+			}
+			if existingDeployment.IsDevelopmentMode != nil && *existingDeployment.IsDevelopmentMode {
+				hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
+				standardDeploymentRequest.ScalingSpec = &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
 					HibernationSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentHibernationSpecRequest{
 						Schedules: &hibernationSchedules,
 					},
-				},
+				}
 			}
 			err := updateDeploymentRequest.FromUpdateStandardDeploymentRequest(standardDeploymentRequest)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -549,7 +567,6 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.ResourceQuotaMemory = *existingDeployment.ResourceQuotaMemory
 			}
 
-			hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
 			dedicatedDeploymentRequest := astroplatformcore.UpdateDedicatedDeploymentRequest{
 				Description:          &deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.Description,
 				Name:                 deploymentFromFile.Deployment.Configuration.Name,
@@ -567,11 +584,14 @@ func createOrUpdateDeployment(deploymentFromFile *inspect.FormattedDeployment, c
 				SchedulerSize:        schedulerSize,
 				ContactEmails:        &deploymentFromFile.Deployment.AlertEmails,
 				EnvironmentVariables: envVars,
-				ScalingSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
+			}
+			if existingDeployment.IsDevelopmentMode != nil && *existingDeployment.IsDevelopmentMode {
+				hibernationSchedules := ToDeploymentHibernationSchedules(deploymentFromFile.Deployment.HibernationSchedules)
+				dedicatedDeploymentRequest.ScalingSpec = &astroplatformcore.DeploymentScalingSpecRequest{
 					HibernationSpec: &astroplatformcore.DeploymentHibernationSpecRequest{
 						Schedules: &hibernationSchedules,
 					},
-				},
+				}
 			}
 			err := updateDeploymentRequest.FromUpdateDedicatedDeploymentRequest(dedicatedDeploymentRequest)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile_test.go b/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile_test.go
index 96548a7ba..1b21f3e3c 100644
--- a/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile_test.go
+++ b/cloud/deployment/fromfile/fromfile_test.go
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ import (
 	astroplatformcore_mocks "github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/astro-client-platform-core/mocks"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cloud/deployment"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cloud/deployment/inspect"
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/fileutil"
 	testUtil "github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/testing"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-
-	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/fileutil"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1089,9 +1088,23 @@ deployment:
 		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("ListClustersWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockListClustersResponse, nil).Once()
 		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("ListDeploymentsWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockListDeploymentsResponse, nil).Times(1)
 		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("ListDeploymentsWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockListDeploymentsCreateResponse, nil).Times(2)
-		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("CreateDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockCreateDeploymentResponse, nil).Once()
-		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("UpdateDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockUpdateDeploymentResponse, nil).Times(1)
-		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("GetDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&deploymentResponse, nil).Times(3)
+		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("CreateDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(
+			func(input astroplatformcore.CreateDeploymentRequest) bool {
+				request, _ := input.AsCreateDedicatedDeploymentRequest()
+				schedules := *request.ScalingSpec.HibernationSpec.Schedules
+				schedule := schedules[0]
+				return request.Name == "test-deployment-label" && request.IsCicdEnforced && request.IsHighAvailability && *request.IsDevelopmentMode && schedule.IsEnabled && *schedule.Description == "hibernation schedule 1" && schedule.HibernateAtCron == "1 * * * *" && schedule.WakeAtCron == "2 * * * *"
+			},
+		)).Return(&mockCreateDeploymentResponse, nil).Once()
+		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("UpdateDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(
+			func(input astroplatformcore.UpdateDeploymentRequest) bool {
+				request, _ := input.AsUpdateDedicatedDeploymentRequest()
+				schedules := *request.ScalingSpec.HibernationSpec.Schedules
+				schedule := schedules[0]
+				return request.Name == "test-deployment-label" && request.IsCicdEnforced && request.IsHighAvailability && schedule.IsEnabled && *schedule.Description == "hibernation schedule 1" && schedule.HibernateAtCron == "1 * * * *" && schedule.WakeAtCron == "2 * * * *"
+			},
+		)).Return(&mockUpdateDeploymentResponse, nil).Times(1)
+		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("GetDeploymentWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "test-deployment-id").Return(&deploymentResponse, nil).Times(3)
 		mockPlatformCoreClient.On("GetClusterWithResponse", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&mockGetClusterResponse, nil).Once()
 		err = CreateOrUpdate("deployment.yaml", "create", mockPlatformCoreClient, mockCoreClient, out)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)