diff --git a/config/initializers/timeout.rb b/config/initializers/timeout.rb
index 8b7311e39b5..1e6315b2bb1 100644
--- a/config/initializers/timeout.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/timeout.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Rack::Timeout.timeout = 30
\ No newline at end of file
+Rack::Timeout.timeout = 30 if Rails.env.production?