diff --git a/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh b/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
index 7279b1dbbc857..32f1b48c0c164 100755
--- a/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
+++ b/prodtests/full-system-test/dpl-workflow.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export GEN_TOPO_AUTOSCALE_PROCESSES_GLOBAL_WORKFLOW=1
 source $GEN_TOPO_MYDIR/gen_topo_helper_functions.sh || { echo "gen_topo_helper_functions.sh failed" 1>&2 && exit 1; }
 source $GEN_TOPO_MYDIR/setenv.sh || { echo "setenv.sh failed" 1>&2 && exit 1; }
 
-if [[ $EPNSYNCMODE == 0 && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != "http://o2-ccdb.internal" && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != "http://localhost:8084" && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != "http://127.0.0.1:8084" ]]; then
+# A local CCDB backend needs no grid token.
+if [[ $EPNSYNCMODE == 0 && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != http://o2-ccdb.internal* && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != http://localhost:* && ${DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND:-} != http://127.0.0.1:* ]]; then
   alien-token-info >& /dev/null
   if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
     echo "FATAL: No alien token present" 1>&2
diff --git a/prodtests/full_system_test.sh b/prodtests/full_system_test.sh
index ca83911d5fab8..c0195adb1bcc9 100755
--- a/prodtests/full_system_test.sh
+++ b/prodtests/full_system_test.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ if [ "0$O2_ROOT" == "0" ] || [ "0$AEGIS_ROOT" == "0" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != "http://o2-ccdb.internal" && $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != "http://localhost:8084" && $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != "http://127.0.0.1:8084" ]]; then
+# A local CCDB backend does not need to check for tokens
+if [[ $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != http://o2-ccdb.internal* && $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != http://localhost:* && $DPL_CONDITION_BACKEND != http://127.0.0.1:* ]]; then
   alien-token-info >& /dev/null
   RETVAL=$?
   if [[ $RETVAL != 0 ]]; then