diff --git a/src/app/national/national.component.ts b/src/app/national/national.component.ts
index 30c47a5..4ef9e3f 100644
--- a/src/app/national/national.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/national/national.component.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {UserManagementService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/user-management
                             <a *ngIf="isManager" [routerLink]="adminLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                                 Manage
                             </a>
-                            <a *ngIf="isMember" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
+                            <a *ngIf="sandboxLink" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                                 Sandbox
                             </a>
                         </div>
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ export class NationalComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent implements OnIni
   }
 
   get sandboxLink() {
-    return beta.domain + '/national/';
+    if(this.properties.environment !== 'beta' && this.isMember) {
+      return beta.domain + '/national/';
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/repository/repository.component.ts b/src/app/repository/repository.component.ts
index cd102e3..b78483f 100644
--- a/src/app/repository/repository.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/repository/repository.component.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ import {properties as beta}  from "../../environments/environment.beta";
                   <a *ngIf="isManager" [routerLink]="adminLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                       Manage
                   </a>
-                  <a *ngIf="isMember" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
+                  <a *ngIf="sandboxLink" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                       Sandbox
                   </a>
                   <a *ngIf="isProvideManager && provideLink" [href]="provideLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle">
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ export class RepositoryComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent implements OnI
   }
 
   get sandboxLink() {
-    return beta.domain + '/repository/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    if(this.properties.environment !== 'beta' && this.isMember) {
+      return beta.domain + '/repository/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 
   get provideLink() {
diff --git a/src/app/rfo/rfo.component.ts b/src/app/rfo/rfo.component.ts
index e4f5c0a..b0a1b12 100644
--- a/src/app/rfo/rfo.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/rfo/rfo.component.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import {properties as beta} from "../../environments/environment.beta";
                           <a *ngIf="isManager" [routerLink]="adminLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                               Manage
                           </a>
-                          <a *ngIf="isMember" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
+                          <a *ngIf="sandboxLink" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                               Sandbox
                           </a>
                       </div>
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ export class RfoComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   get sandboxLink() {
-    return beta.domain + '/rfo/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    if(this.properties.environment !== 'beta' && this.isMember) {
+      return beta.domain + '/rfo/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/rpo/rpo.component.ts b/src/app/rpo/rpo.component.ts
index 0e5f0c3..9d81af3 100644
--- a/src/app/rpo/rpo.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/rpo/rpo.component.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import {UserManagementService} from "../openaireLibrary/services/user-management
                             <a *ngIf="isManager" [routerLink]="adminLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                                 Manage
                             </a>
-                            <a *ngIf="isMember" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
+                            <a *ngIf="sandboxLink" [href]="sandboxLink" target="_blank" class="uk-button uk-flex uk-flex-middle uk-margin-small-right">
                                 Sandbox
                             </a>
                         </div>
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ export class RpoComponent extends StakeholderBaseComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   get sandboxLink() {
-    return beta.domain + '/rpo/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    if(this.properties.environment !== 'beta' && this.isMember) {
+      return beta.domain + '/rpo/' + this.stakeholder.alias;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/sandbox.guard.ts b/src/app/shared/sandbox.guard.ts
index 93c8741..77dd1cc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/sandbox.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/sandbox.guard.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class SandboxGuard {
   }
 
   canActivateChild(childRoute: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<boolean | UrlTree> | Promise<boolean | UrlTree> | boolean | UrlTree {
-    let sandbox = properties.environment === 'development';
+    let sandbox = properties.environment === 'beta';
     if (childRoute.data['researcher'] && childRoute.params.stakeholder && sandbox) {
       return this.checkResearcher(state.url, childRoute.params.stakeholder);
     } else {