diff --git a/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb b/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
index 2174bf4094..c605f47a05 100644
--- a/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
     def products_json
       raise NoProducts.new if @distributor.nil? || @order_cycle.nil?
 
-      products_json = Rails.cache.fetch("products-json-#{@distributor.id}-#{@order_cycle.id}") do
-        log_warning
+      products_json = unless Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?
+        uncached_products_json
+      else
+        Rails.cache.fetch("products-json-#{@distributor.id}-#{@order_cycle.id}") do
+          log_warning
 
-        begin
-          uncached_products_json
-        rescue ProductsRenderer::NoProducts
-          nil
+          begin
+            uncached_products_json
+          rescue ProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+            nil
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
index 03b0ab05d5..6e096fc6d1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
@@ -8,70 +8,88 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
     let(:order_cycle) { double(:order_cycle, id: 456) }
     let(:cpr) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(distributor, order_cycle) }
 
-    describe "when the distribution is not set" do
-      let(:cpr) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(nil, nil) }
-
-      it "raises an exception and returns no products" do
-        expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "when the products JSON is already cached" do
-      before do
-        Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", 'products'
-      end
-
-      it "returns the cached JSON" do
-        expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'products'
-      end
-
-      it "raises an exception when there are no products" do
-        Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", nil
-        expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe "when the products JSON is not cached" do
-      let(:cached_json) { Rails.cache.read "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}" }
-      let(:cache_present) { Rails.cache.exist? "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}" }
-
-      before do
-        Rails.cache.clear
-        cpr.stub(:uncached_products_json) { 'fresh products' }
-      end
-
-      describe "when there are products" do
-        it "returns products as JSON" do
-          expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'fresh products'
+    describe "fetching cached products JSON" do
+      context "when in testing / development" do
+        before do
+          allow(cpr).to receive(:uncached_products_json) { "uncached products" }
         end
 
-        it "caches the JSON" do
-          cpr.products_json
-          expect(cached_json).to eq 'fresh products'
-        end
-
-        it "logs a warning" do
-          cpr.should_receive :log_warning
-          cpr.products_json
+        it "returns uncaches products JSON" do
+          expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'uncached products'
         end
       end
 
-      describe "when there are no products" do
-        before { cpr.stub(:uncached_products_json).and_raise ProductsRenderer::NoProducts }
-
-        it "raises an error" do
-          expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+      context "when in production / staging" do
+        before do
+          allow(Rails.env).to receive(:production?) { true }
         end
 
-        it "caches the products as nil" do
-          expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
-          expect(cache_present).to be
-          expect(cached_json).to be_nil
+        describe "when the distribution is not set" do
+          let(:cpr) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(nil, nil) }
+
+          it "raises an exception and returns no products" do
+            expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+          end
         end
 
-        it "logs a warning" do
-          cpr.should_receive :log_warning
-          expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+        describe "when the products JSON is already cached" do
+          before do
+            Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", 'products'
+          end
+
+          it "returns the cached JSON" do
+            expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'products'
+          end
+
+          it "raises an exception when there are no products" do
+            Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", nil
+            expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+          end
+        end
+
+        describe "when the products JSON is not cached" do
+          let(:cached_json) { Rails.cache.read "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}" }
+          let(:cache_present) { Rails.cache.exist? "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}" }
+
+          before do
+            Rails.cache.clear
+            cpr.stub(:uncached_products_json) { 'fresh products' }
+          end
+
+          describe "when there are products" do
+            it "returns products as JSON" do
+              expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'fresh products'
+            end
+
+            it "caches the JSON" do
+              cpr.products_json
+              expect(cached_json).to eq 'fresh products'
+            end
+
+            it "logs a warning" do
+              cpr.should_receive :log_warning
+              cpr.products_json
+            end
+          end
+
+          describe "when there are no products" do
+            before { cpr.stub(:uncached_products_json).and_raise ProductsRenderer::NoProducts }
+
+            it "raises an error" do
+              expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+            end
+
+            it "caches the products as nil" do
+              expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+              expect(cache_present).to be
+              expect(cached_json).to be_nil
+            end
+
+            it "logs a warning" do
+              cpr.should_receive :log_warning
+              expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end