I don’t see other quick solution. I doubt that similar problem is wide enough to take this specific configuration into account for starting URE’s global code refactoring.
Moreover, it could be resolved by changing WordPress settings.
Removing extra redirection for every page request for the live site is a quite better choice for its health/speed/SEO. It may cost to spend some time to resolve a possible problem with data preparing for the dev/stage copies in order to get such enhancement.
