diff --git a/cpp/utils.cc b/cpp/utils.cc
index 5c2533b..88562b0 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.cc
+++ b/cpp/utils.cc
@@ -191,4 +191,10 @@ namespace f8
         std::string gameid = strings[1];
         return a8::XValue(channelid);
     }
+
+    bool IsOnlineEnv()
+    {
+        return !getenv("SERVER_ENV");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/cpp/utils.h b/cpp/utils.h
index c07dc7a..aca7d55 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.h
+++ b/cpp/utils.h
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ namespace f8
     bool IsValidSessionId(const std::string& accountid, const std::string& sessionid);
     int ExtractGameIdFromAccountId(const std::string& accountid);
     int ExtractChannelIdFromAccountId(const std::string& accountid);
+
+    bool IsOnlineEnv();
 }