diff --git a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
index 3f868bc8031..7dead0207eb 100644
--- a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ private static DynamoModel StartDynamoWithDefaultConfig(bool CLImode,
                 IsServiceMode = isServiceMode,
                 Preferences = PreferenceSettings.Instance
             };
+            config.AuthProvider = CLImode ? null : new Core.IDSDKManager();
+            config.UpdateManager = CLImode ? null : InitializeUpdateManager();
+            config.StartInTestMode = CLImode;
+            config.PathResolver = CLImode ? new CLIPathResolver(preloaderLocation, userDataFolder, commonDataFolder) as IPathResolver : new SandboxPathResolver(preloaderLocation) as IPathResolver;
 
             var model = DynamoModel.Start(config);
             return model;
diff --git a/src/DynamoPackagesWPF/PackageManagerViewExtension.cs b/src/DynamoPackagesWPF/PackageManagerViewExtension.cs
index bf489892b5a..c35cd892495 100644
--- a/src/DynamoPackagesWPF/PackageManagerViewExtension.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoPackagesWPF/PackageManagerViewExtension.cs
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ private void RequestLoadViewExtensionsForLoadedPackages(IEnumerable<Package> pac
 
         private void RaisePackageHostNotifications(IEnumerable<Package> packages)
         {
+            // ALIAS does needs a total network traffic blackout.
+            // Since there is no way to switch this on/off, we will just skip it for now.
+            /*
             foreach (var pkg in packages)
             {
                 //check that the package does not target another host, if it does raise a warning.
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ private void RaisePackageHostNotifications(IEnumerable<Package> packages)
                         Resources.TitlePackageTargetOtherHost));
                 }
             }
-
+            */
         }
 
         private void RequestLoadLayoutSpecs(IEnumerable<Package> packages)