diff --git a/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Infrastructure/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Infrastructure/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index 37cbea038..01ea8e386 100644
--- a/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Infrastructure/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Infrastructure/Extensions/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ namespace AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api.Infrastructure.Extensions;
 using AssociationRegistry.Magda.Configuration;
 using ConfigurationBindings;
 using Framework;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Serilog;
 using System;
@@ -85,8 +87,15 @@ public static MagdaOptionsSection GetMagdaOptionsSection(
 
     public static TemporaryMagdaVertegenwoordigersSection GetMagdaTemporaryVertegenwoordigersSection(
         this IConfiguration configuration,
+        IWebHostEnvironment environment,
         string magdaOptionsSectionName = TemporaryMagdaVertegenwoordigersSection.SectionName)
     {
+        if (environment.IsProduction())
+        {
+            Log.Logger.Information("Not loading temporary vertegenwoordigers in Production");
+            return new TemporaryMagdaVertegenwoordigersSection();
+        }
+
         var vertegenwoordigersJson = configuration[magdaOptionsSectionName];
         var temporaryVertegenwoordigers = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TemporaryMagdaVertegenwoordigersSection>(vertegenwoordigersJson);
 
diff --git a/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Program.cs b/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Program.cs
index 612c91fc5..f9cbad68d 100755
--- a/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/src/AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api/Program.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace AssociationRegistry.Admin.Api;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ private static void ConfigureServices(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
         var elasticSearchOptionsSection = builder.Configuration.GetElasticSearchOptionsSection();
         var postgreSqlOptionsSection = builder.Configuration.GetPostgreSqlOptionsSection();
         var magdaOptionsSection = builder.Configuration.GetMagdaOptionsSection();
-        var magdaTemporaryVertegenwoordigersSection = builder.Configuration.GetMagdaTemporaryVertegenwoordigersSection();
+
+        var magdaTemporaryVertegenwoordigersSection = builder.Configuration.GetMagdaTemporaryVertegenwoordigersSection(builder.Environment);
         var appSettings = builder.Configuration.Get<AppSettings>();
 
         builder.Services