diff --git a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
index 3f868bc8031..2080d0a0e63 100644
--- a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ private static DynamoModel StartDynamoWithDefaultConfig(bool CLImode,
                 ProcessMode = CLImode ? TaskProcessMode.Synchronous : TaskProcessMode.Asynchronous,
                 HostAnalyticsInfo = info,
                 CLIMode = CLImode,
-                AuthProvider = CLImode ? null : new Core.IDSDKManager(),
+                config.AuthProvider = null,
                 UpdateManager = CLImode ? null : OSHelper.IsWindows() ? InitializeUpdateManager() : null,
                 StartInTestMode = CLImode,
                 PathResolver = CreatePathResolver(CLImode, preloaderLocation, userDataFolder, commonDataFolder),
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)