diff --git a/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables.staging b/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables.staging
index bafe0658d5..d02ba28483 100644
--- a/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables.staging
+++ b/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables.staging
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 # Redirect staging attempts to talk to the external proxy to an internal ip.
 # This is primarily for openid in staging which needs to get around proxy
 # redirects.
+{% if 'cloud' not in inventory_hostname %}
 -A OUTPUT -d 209.132.181.5 -j DNAT --to-destination 10.5.126.88
+{% endif %}
 
 COMMIT