diff --git a/common/app/renderers/DotcomRenderingService.scala b/common/app/renderers/DotcomRenderingService.scala
index b070597977e5..ba45caae87f6 100644
--- a/common/app/renderers/DotcomRenderingService.scala
+++ b/common/app/renderers/DotcomRenderingService.scala
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DotcomRenderingService extends GuLogging with ResultWithPreconnectPreload
       payload: String,
       endpoint: String,
       cacheTime: CacheTime,
-      timeout: Duration = Configuration.rendering.timeout * 5,
+      timeout: Duration = if (Configuration.environment.stage == "DEV") Configuration.rendering.timeout * 5 else Configuration.rendering.timeout,
   )(implicit request: RequestHeader): Future[Result] = {
     def handler(response: WSResponse): Result = {
       response.status match {