diff --git a/wp1/db_test.py b/wp1/db_test.py
index eebd0d56..6587a0bb 100644
--- a/wp1/db_test.py
+++ b/wp1/db_test.py
@@ -43,10 +43,19 @@ def test_socks_proxy(self, mock_socket, mock_connect):
     conn = MagicMock()
     mock_connect.return_value = conn
 
-    connect('WP10DB', host='foo.wikimedia.cloud', port=6000)
+    connect('WIKIDB', host='foo.wikimedia.cloud', port=6000)
 
     socket.set_proxy.assert_called_once_with(socks.SOCKS5, 'localhost')
     socket.connect.assert_called_once_with(('foo.wikimedia.cloud', 6000))
     defer = mock_connect.call_args.kwargs.get('defer_connect')
     self.assertTrue(defer)
     conn.connect.assert_called_once_with(sock=socket)
+
+  @patch('wp1.db.pymysql.connect')
+  @patch('wp1.db.socks.socksocket')
+  @patch('wp1.db.ENV', Environment.DEVELOPMENT)
+  def test_socks_proxy_not_used(self, mock_socket, mock_connect):
+    from wp1.db import connect
+    connect('WP10DB')
+    mock_socket.assert_not_called()
+    mock_connect.assert_called_once()