diff --git a/app/controllers/registrar/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrar/sessions_controller.rb
index ecfe88146..a2310a0d1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrar/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrar/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -59,30 +59,32 @@ class Registrar::SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController
       render 'login'
     end
   end
-  # rubocop:enable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
-  # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize
 
-  def switch_user # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
+  def switch_user
     @api_user = ApiUser.find(params[:id])
 
-    unless @api_user.registrar.registrar_ip_white?(request.ip)
-      flash[:alert] = I18n.t(:ip_is_not_whitelisted)
-      redirect_to :back and return
-    end
-
-    if @api_user.can_make_api_calls?
-      unless @api_user.registrar.api_ip_white?(request.ip)
+    unless Rails.env.development?
+      unless @api_user.registrar.registrar_ip_white?(request.ip)
         flash[:alert] = I18n.t(:ip_is_not_whitelisted)
         redirect_to :back and return
       end
+
+      if @api_user.can_make_api_calls?
+        unless @api_user.registrar.api_ip_white?(request.ip)
+          flash[:alert] = I18n.t(:ip_is_not_whitelisted)
+          redirect_to :back and return
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     sign_in @api_user if @api_user.identity_code == current_user.identity_code
 
     redirect_to :back
   end
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
 
   def id
     @user = ApiUser.find_by_idc_data(request.env['SSL_CLIENT_S_DN'])