diff --git a/modules/EcommerceFinance/Services/UpstreamSourceRegistry.php b/modules/EcommerceFinance/Services/UpstreamSourceRegistry.php
index 93e69343..9d79c383 100644
--- a/modules/EcommerceFinance/Services/UpstreamSourceRegistry.php
+++ b/modules/EcommerceFinance/Services/UpstreamSourceRegistry.php
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class UpstreamSourceRegistry
 
     private function usesLocalConfiguration(): bool
     {
-        return app()->environment(['local', 'development', 'testing'])
-            && (bool) config('upstreams.local_configuration.enabled', false);
+        return (bool) config('upstreams.local_configuration.enabled', false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SystemSettings/UpstreamDatabasesTest.php b/tests/Feature/SystemSettings/UpstreamDatabasesTest.php
index fc2bcf4e..d1db8540 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SystemSettings/UpstreamDatabasesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SystemSettings/UpstreamDatabasesTest.php
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ class UpstreamDatabasesTest extends FeatureTestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public function test_private_override_is_honored_when_explicitly_enabled_in_production(): void
+    {
+        $connection = $this->connection('shared-secret');
+        $connection->update(['source_key' => 'jiansun']);
+        $this->app->detectEnvironment(fn () => 'production');
+
+        try {
+            config([
+                'upstreams.local_configuration.enabled' => true,
+                'jiansun.connection.host' => 'private-tunnel.test',
+                'jiansun.connection.password' => 'private-secret',
+            ]);
+            $sources = new UpstreamSourceRegistry(new UpstreamStoredConfiguration());
+
+            $this->assertSame(
+                'private-tunnel.test',
+                $sources->value('jiansun', 'connection.host')
+            );
+            $this->assertSame(
+                'private-secret',
+                $sources->value('jiansun', 'connection.password')
+            );
+        } finally {
+            $this->app->detectEnvironment(fn () => 'testing');
+        }
+    }
+
     public function test_shared_password_is_available_with_a_different_app_key(): void
     {
         $connection = $this->connection('shared-secret');