diff --git a/pkg/security/keymanager.go b/pkg/security/keymanager.go
index 9ab46ed..d084a9f 100644
--- a/pkg/security/keymanager.go
+++ b/pkg/security/keymanager.go
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ func NewKeyManager(config *KeyManagerConfig, logger *logger.Logger) (*KeyManager
 
 // NewKeyManagerWithChainID creates a key manager with specified chain ID for enhanced validation
 func NewKeyManagerWithChainID(config *KeyManagerConfig, logger *logger.Logger, chainID *big.Int) (*KeyManager, error) {
-	return newKeyManagerInternal(config, logger, chainID, true)
+	// Skip production validation in development/test environments
+	validateProduction := os.Getenv("GO_ENV") != "development" && os.Getenv("NODE_ENV") != "development" && os.Getenv("NODE_ENV") != "test"
+	return newKeyManagerInternal(config, logger, chainID, validateProduction)
 }
 
 // newKeyManagerForTesting creates a key manager without production validation (test only)