diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/dfc_product_imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/dfc_product_imports_controller.rb
index d76e42e704..ff5386f662 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/dfc_product_imports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/dfc_product_imports_controller.rb
@@ -42,13 +42,21 @@ module Admin
           'Authorization' => "Bearer #{spree_current_user.oidc_account.token}",
         }
       )
-      response = PrivateAddressCheck.only_public_connections do
+      response = only_public_connections do
         connection.get(url)
       end
 
       response.body
     end
 
+    def only_public_connections
+      return yield if Rails.env.development?
+
+      PrivateAddressCheck.only_public_connections do
+        yield
+      end
+    end
+
     # Most of this code is the same as in the DfcProvider::SuppliedProductsController.
     def import_product(subject, enterprise)
       return unless subject.is_a? DataFoodConsortium::Connector::SuppliedProduct