diff --git a/container/nginx/confs/tls_proxy.conf b/container/nginx/confs/tls_proxy.conf
index f50086ff..b3d1025d 100644
--- a/container/nginx/confs/tls_proxy.conf
+++ b/container/nginx/confs/tls_proxy.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ server {
 
     include /etc/nginx/conf.d/register.conf;
 
-    # TODO: Temporary block to facilitate bifrost gateway tests.
     location /ipfs/ {
         proxy_http_version      1.1;
         proxy_set_header Host handoff.strn.localhost;
diff --git a/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js b/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
index 8352ff38..e22fd5ed 100644
--- a/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
+++ b/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ function parseSingleLine(line) {
     return acc;
   }, {});
 
-  if (vars.clientAddress === "127.0.0.1") return null;
+  if (vars.clientAddress === "127.0.0.1" && vars.url.hostname !== "handoff.strn.localhost") {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   const isIPFS = vars.url.pathname.startsWith("/ipfs/");
   const isIPNS = vars.url.pathname.startsWith("/ipns/");