diff --git a/next-sitemap.config.mjs b/next-sitemap.config.mjs
index 96e80146..78e158c6 100644
--- a/next-sitemap.config.mjs
+++ b/next-sitemap.config.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ import { env } from "node:process";
 import { URL } from "node:url";
 
 const SITE_URL = env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL;
+const HP_ENV_NAME = env.HEADLESS_METADATA_ENV_NAME;
+
+const policy =
+	HP_ENV_NAME === "faust-prod"
+		? {
+				userAgent: "*",
+				allow: "/",
+			}
+		: {
+				userAgent: "*",
+				disallow: "/",
+			};
 
 export default {
 	siteUrl: SITE_URL,
@@ -12,11 +24,6 @@ export default {
 		additionalSitemaps: [
 			new URL("/wp-sitemap.xml", SITE_URL), // <==== Add here
 		],
-		policies: [
-			{
-				userAgent: "*",
-				allow: "/",
-			},
-		],
+		policies: [policy],
 	},
 };
diff --git a/scripts/smart-search.mjs b/scripts/smart-search.mjs
index 6df5e370..7f2ce2e2 100644
--- a/scripts/smart-search.mjs
+++ b/scripts/smart-search.mjs
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ import {
 const {
 	NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_ENDPOINT: endpoint,
 	NEXT_SEARCH_ACCESS_TOKEN: accessToken,
-	HEADLESS_METADATA_ENV_BRANCH: branchName,
 } = env;
 
 async function main() {
-	if (branchName === "main" && (!endpoint || !accessToken)) {
+	if (!endpoint || !accessToken) {
 		console.error("Search endpoint and accessToken are required for indexing.");
 		exit(1);
 	}
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ async function main() {
 
 		console.log("Docs Pages collected for indexing:", pages.length);
 
-		if (branchName !== "main") {
-			console.log("Skipping indexing in non-production mode.");
-			exit(0);
-		}
-
 		await deleteOldDocs();
 		await sendPagesToEndpoint(pages);
 	} catch (error) {