3 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/core-utils.ts b/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
index 6ebe8e2ac..4bbf0228d 100644
--- a/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ function isTestInstance () {
   return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'
 }
 
+function isDevInstance () {
+  return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev'
+}
+
+function isTestOrDevInstance () {
+  return isTestInstance() || isDevInstance()
+}
+
 function isProdInstance () {
   return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
 }
@@ -270,6 +278,7 @@ const pipelinePromise = promisify(pipeline)
 
 export {
   isTestInstance,
+  isTestOrDevInstance,
   isProdInstance,
   getAppNumber,
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
index 9d823299f..ff15f115f 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import validator from 'validator'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../../initializers/constants'
-import { isTestInstance } from '../../core-utils'
+import { isTestOrDevInstance } from '../../core-utils'
 import { exists } from '../misc'
 
 function isUrlValid (url: string) {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function isUrlValid (url: string) {
   }
 
   // We validate 'localhost', so we don't have the top level domain
-  if (isTestInstance()) {
+  if (isTestOrDevInstance()) {
     isURLOptions.require_tld = false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/servers.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/servers.ts
index c0f8b6aeb..b9f45c282 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/servers.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/servers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import validator from 'validator'
-import { exists, isArray } from './misc'
-import { isTestInstance } from '../core-utils'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { isTestOrDevInstance } from '../core-utils'
+import { exists, isArray } from './misc'
 
 function isHostValid (host: string) {
   const isURLOptions = {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function isHostValid (host: string) {
   }
 
   // We validate 'localhost', so we don't have the top level domain
-  if (isTestInstance()) {
+  if (isTestOrDevInstance()) {
     isURLOptions.require_tld = false
   }