diff --git a/crates/router/src/services/api.rs b/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
index c2340ab106..0b25721f5e 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ pub async fn send_request(
 ) -> CustomResult<reqwest::Response, errors::ApiClientError> {
     logger::debug!(method=?request.method, headers=?request.headers, payload=?request.payload, ?request);
     let url = &request.url;
+    #[cfg(feature = "dummy_connector")]
+    let should_bypass_proxy = url.starts_with(&state.conf.connectors.dummyconnector.base_url)
+        || client::proxy_bypass_urls(&state.conf.locker).contains(url);
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "dummy_connector"))]
     let should_bypass_proxy = client::proxy_bypass_urls(&state.conf.locker).contains(url);
     let client = client::create_client(
         &state.conf.proxy,