diff --git a/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
index 58a314410..14fd58173 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Epp::SessionsController < EppController
       end
     end
 
-    if !webclient_request && @api_user
+    if !Rails.env.development? && !Rails.env.test? && !webclient_request && @api_user
       unless @api_user.api_pki_ok?(request.env['HTTP_SSL_CLIENT_CERT'], request.env['HTTP_SSL_CLIENT_S_DN_CN'])
         epp_errors << {
           msg: 'Authentication error; server closing connection (certificate is not valid)',