diff --git a/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts b/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
index c00c3c3..98a1cc9 100644
--- a/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
+++ b/src/modules/connection/client.config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ export class ConnectionClientConfiguration {
         ConnectionManager.ProtoPackages.ReadPackage,
       ],
       // credentials: undefined,
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: [
         ConnectionManager.ProtoPaths.WriteFilePath,
         ConnectionManager.ProtoPaths.ReadFilePath,
diff --git a/src/modules/connector/client.config.ts b/src/modules/connector/client.config.ts
index cf94e35..711f265 100644
--- a/src/modules/connector/client.config.ts
+++ b/src/modules/connector/client.config.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ export class ConnectorClientConfiguration {
         ConnectorManager.ProtoPackages.WritePackage,
         ConnectorManager.ProtoPackages.ReadPackage,
       ],
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: [
         ConnectorManager.ProtoPaths.WriteFilePath,
         ConnectorManager.ProtoPaths.ReadFilePath,
diff --git a/src/modules/duc/client.config.ts b/src/modules/duc/client.config.ts
index 280eca9..06813fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/duc/client.config.ts
+++ b/src/modules/duc/client.config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ export class DucClient {
     options: {
       url: process.env.DUC_URL,
       package: ProtoPackages.WritePackage,
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: ProtoPaths.WriteFilePath,
       loader: {
         keepCase: true,
diff --git a/src/modules/inputs/inputs-client.config.ts b/src/modules/inputs/inputs-client.config.ts
index d5efede..7834231 100644
--- a/src/modules/inputs/inputs-client.config.ts
+++ b/src/modules/inputs/inputs-client.config.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ export class InputsGrpcClient {
         Input.ProtoPackages.WritePackage,
         Input.ProtoPackages.ReadPackage,
       ],
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: [
         Input.ProtoPaths.WriteFilePath,
         Input.ProtoPaths.ReadFilePath,
diff --git a/src/modules/permissions/permissions.service.ts b/src/modules/permissions/permissions.service.ts
index ead81d8..bd7fe65 100644
--- a/src/modules/permissions/permissions.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/permissions/permissions.service.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class PermissionsService
     }).catch((err: ErrorBuilder) => {
       if (
         err.code === 'No connection established' &&
-        process.env.LOCAL_ENV === 'true'
+        (process.env.LOCAL_ENV === 'true' || process.env.ENV === 'local')
       ) {
         return this.logger.info(
           "couldn't connect to DUC. suppresing in local env",
diff --git a/src/modules/pipelines/pipelines-client.ts b/src/modules/pipelines/pipelines-client.ts
index f57357c..ce69d96 100644
--- a/src/modules/pipelines/pipelines-client.ts
+++ b/src/modules/pipelines/pipelines-client.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ export class PipelinesClientConfiguration {
     options: {
       url: process.env.PIFACTORY_URL,
       package: PipelinePackages,
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: PipelineProtoFilePath,
       loader: {
         enums: String,
diff --git a/src/modules/transformations/transformations-client.ts b/src/modules/transformations/transformations-client.ts
index fe030b7..9be60ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/transformations/transformations-client.ts
+++ b/src/modules/transformations/transformations-client.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ export class TransformationsClientConfiguration {
     options: {
       url: process.env.INFACTORY_URL,
       package: [Transformation.ProtoPackages.WritePackage],
-      credentials: process.env.LOCAL_ENV ? undefined : credentials.createSsl(),
+      credentials:
+        process.env.LOCAL_ENV || process.env.ENV === 'local'
+          ? undefined
+          : credentials.createSsl(),
       protoPath: [Transformation.ProtoPaths.WriteFilePath],
       loader: {
         enums: String,