diff --git a/internal/api/v1/auth/auth.go b/internal/api/v1/auth/auth.go
index c579d4a..20afcbb 100644
--- a/internal/api/v1/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/api/v1/auth/auth.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func GetDefaultAuth() Provider {
 }
 
 func IsEnabled() bool {
-	return common.APIJWTSecret != nil || IsOIDCEnabled()
+	return !common.DebugDisableAuth && (common.APIJWTSecret != nil || IsOIDCEnabled())
 }
 
 func IsOIDCEnabled() bool {
diff --git a/internal/common/env.go b/internal/common/env.go
index 8191b8c..f8f2b3f 100644
--- a/internal/common/env.go
+++ b/internal/common/env.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 	APIJWTTokenTTL = GetDurationEnv("API_JWT_TOKEN_TTL", time.Hour)
 	APIUser        = GetEnvString("API_USER", "admin")
 	APIPassword    = GetEnvString("API_PASSWORD", "password")
+	DebugDisableAuth = GetEnvBool("DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH", false)
 
 	// OIDC Configuration.
 	OIDCIssuerURL     = GetEnvString("OIDC_ISSUER_URL", "")