diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/cxx_bridge.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/src/cxx_bridge.rs
index a4d5653a9..964f22508 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/cxx_bridge.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/cxx_bridge.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #[cxx::bridge]
 pub mod ffi {
   unsafe extern "C++" {
     include!("tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h");
     pub fn initialize();
     pub fn getConfigParameter(parameter: &str) -> Result<String>;
+    pub fn isSandbox() -> Result<bool>;
   }
 }
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp
index 1a7329786..2e8f9bb11 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,47 @@
 #include "Tunnelbroker.h"
 #include "AmqpManager.h"
 #include "AwsTools.h"
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
 #include "DatabaseManager.h"
 #include "GlobalTools.h"
 #include "Tools.h"
 
 #include "rust/cxx.h"
 
 void initialize() {
   comm::network::tools::InitLogging("tunnelbroker");
   comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().load();
   Aws::InitAPI({});
   // List of AWS DynamoDB tables to check if they are created and can be
   // accessed before any AWS API methods
   const std::list<std::string> tablesList = {
       comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
           comm::network::config::ConfigManager::OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_TABLE),
       comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
           comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
               OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_VERIFICATION_TABLE),
       comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
           comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
               OPTION_DYNAMODB_SESSIONS_PUBLIC_KEY_TABLE),
       comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
           comm::network::config::ConfigManager::
               OPTION_DYNAMODB_MESSAGES_TABLE)};
   for (const std::string &table : tablesList) {
     if (!comm::network::database::DatabaseManager::getInstance()
              .isTableAvailable(table)) {
       throw std::runtime_error(
           "Error: AWS DynamoDB table '" + table + "' is not available");
     }
   };
   comm::network::AmqpManager::getInstance().init();
 }
 
 rust::String getConfigParameter(rust::Str parameter) {
   return rust::String{
       comm::network::config::ConfigManager::getInstance().getParameter(
           std::string{parameter})};
 }
+
+bool isSandbox() {
+  return comm::network::tools::isSandbox();
+}
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h
index 57858a6c9..973a1fc1f 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/src/libcpp/Tunnelbroker.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "rust/cxx.h"
 
 void initialize();
 rust::String getConfigParameter(rust::Str parameter);
+bool isSandbox();