diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d732b6d3c..e07eb7fb5 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ENV TZ=Asia/Tel_Aviv
 ENV _APP_ENV production
 ENV _APP_HOME https://appwrite.io
 ENV _APP_EDITION community
+ENV _APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE enabled
 ENV _APP_OPENSSL_KEY_V1 your-secret-key
 ENV _APP_REDIS_HOST redis
 ENV _APP_REDIS_PORT 6379
diff --git a/app/app.php b/app/app.php
index e373abd75..2bac8fc08 100644
--- a/app/app.php
+++ b/app/app.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ $utopia->init(function() use ($utopia, $request, $response, $register, &$user, $
 
     $abuse = new Abuse($timeLimit);
 
-    if($timeLimit->limit()) {
+    if($timeLimit->limit() && $request->getServer('_APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE', 'enabled') !== 'disabled') {
         $response
             ->addHeader('X-RateLimit-Limit', $timeLimit->limit())
             ->addHeader('X-RateLimit-Remaining', $timeLimit->remaining())
diff --git a/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml b/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
index c72e6173d..1d8716a46 100644
--- a/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
     - "443:443"
     environment:
     - _APP_ENV=development
+    - _APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE=disabled
     - _APP_OPENSSL_KEY_V1=just-a-random-key
     - _APP_REDIS_HOST=redis
     - _APP_REDIS_PORT=6379