diff --git a/scripts/set-pusher-suffix.sh b/scripts/set-pusher-suffix.sh
index 4f59e3f87cb6..c7a4fc03595f 100755
--- a/scripts/set-pusher-suffix.sh
+++ b/scripts/set-pusher-suffix.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@
 # config file to be parsed for the suffix (relative to current project root)
 CONFIG_FILE="../Web-Expensify/_config.local.php"
 
+# Export vars from the .env file
+export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
+
 # use the suffix only when the config file can be found
 if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+    # If we are pointing to the staging or production api don't add the suffix
+    if [[ $EXPENSIFY_URL == "https://www.expensify.com/" ]]; then
+        echo "Ignoring the PUSHER_DEV_SUFFIX since we are not pointing to the dev API"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
     echo "Using PUSHER_DEV_SUFFIX from $CONFIG_FILE"
 
     PATTERN="PUSHER_DEV_SUFFIX.*'(.+)'"