diff --git a/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
index 20e99e2cf..75ddaf745 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ module Validations::SharedValidations
   end
 
   def validate_valid_radio_option(record)
+    return unless FeatureToggle.validate_valid_radio_options?
+
     record.attributes.each do |question_id, _v|
       question = record.form.get_question(question_id, record)
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb b/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
index 6097caeb5..7a1d8ae23 100644
--- a/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ class FeatureToggle
   def self.upload_enabled?
     !Rails.env.development?
   end
+
+  def self.validate_valid_radio_options?
+    !(Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/shared_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/shared_validations_spec.rb
index 7261e6012..a88b5dda2 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/shared_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/shared_validations_spec.rb
@@ -84,5 +84,18 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SharedValidations do
       expect(record.errors["needstype"]).to be_present
       expect(record.errors["needstype"]).to eql(["Enter a valid value for needs type"])
     end
+
+    context "when feature is toggled off" do
+      before do
+        allow(FeatureToggle).to receive(:validate_valid_radio_options?).and_return(false)
+      end
+
+      it "allows any values" do
+        record.needstype = 3
+        shared_validator.validate_valid_radio_option(record)
+
+        expect(record.errors["needstype"]).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
   end
 end