diff --git a/app/Util/Lexer/Extractor.php b/app/Util/Lexer/Extractor.php
index 5cf43d610..d4536a846 100755
--- a/app/Util/Lexer/Extractor.php
+++ b/app/Util/Lexer/Extractor.php
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class Extractor extends Regex
             $start_position = $at[1] > 0 ? StringUtils::strlen(substr($tweet, 0, $at[1])) : $at[1];
             $end_position = $start_position + StringUtils::strlen($at[0]) + StringUtils::strlen($username[0]);
             $screenname = trim($all[0]) == '@'.$username[0] ? $username[0] : trim($all[0]);
-            if(\App\Profile::whereUsername($screenname)->exists() == false) {
+            if(config('app.env') == 'production' && \App\Profile::whereUsername($screenname)->exists() == false) {
                 continue;
             }
             $entity = [