diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
index 3b38048a3..7779b9af8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const isValidSignupRequest = (obj: any): obj is SignupRequest => {
 const hourlyLimiter = rateLimit({
   windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000,
   max: 5,
+  skip: (req) => env.dev.isLocal,
 })
 
 export function authRouter() {