diff --git a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
index 68e42ae45..192700f25 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       {% if current_service.restricted %}
         {% include 'views/dashboard/trial-mode-banner.html' %}
       {% endif %}
-    {% else %}
+    {% elif not current_user.has_permissions(['send_texts', 'send_emails', 'send_letters'], any_=True) %}
       {% include 'views/dashboard/no-permissions-banner.html' %}
     {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/environment_test.sh b/environment_test.sh
index e3f02a1a7..bc1f6e873 100644
--- a/environment_test.sh
+++ b/environment_test.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export NOTIFY_ADMIN_ENVIRONMENT='config.Test'
 export ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET='dev-notify-secret-key'
 export ADMIN_CLIENT_USER_NAME='dev-notify-admin'
-export API_HOST_NAME='http://localhost:6311'
+export API_HOST_NAME=''
 export DANGEROUS_SALT='dev-notify-salt'
 export SECRET_KEY='dev-notify-secret-key'
 export DESKPRO_API_HOST=""