diff --git a/app/controllers/general.php b/app/controllers/general.php
index 1222ee6b61..b2b3d37471 100644
--- a/app/controllers/general.php
+++ b/app/controllers/general.php
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ function router(App $utopia, Database $dbForConsole, SwooleRequest $swooleReques
         }
 
         if (App::getEnv('_APP_OPTIONS_ROUTER_PROTECTION', 'disabled') === 'enabled') {
-            throw new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::GENERAL_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN, 'Router protection does not allow accessing Appwrite over this domain. Please add it as custom domain to your project or disable _APP_OPTIONS_ROUTER_PROTECTION environment variable.');
+            if ($host !== 'localhost' && $host !== APP_HOSTNAME_INTERNAL) { // localhost allowed for proxy, APP_HOSTNAME_INTERNAL allowed for migrations
+                throw new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::GENERAL_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN, 'Router protection does not allow accessing Appwrite over this domain. Please add it as custom domain to your project or disable _APP_OPTIONS_ROUTER_PROTECTION environment variable.');
+            }
         }
 
         // Act as API - no Proxy logic