diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eff9ecd..5350f66 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ x-common-environment: &common-server-environment
   APNS_PRIVATE_KEY: ${APNS_PRIVATE_KEY}
   PARKING_LOGGING_INTERVAL_MS: ${PARKING_LOGGING_INTERVAL_MS}
   REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
+  RATE_LIMITS_DISABLED: ${RATE_LIMITS_DISABLED}
 
 services:
   dev:
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ services:
       - redis-no-persistence
     environment:
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis-no-persistence:6379
+      RATE_LIMITS_DISABLED: 1
 
     volumes:
       - .:/usr/src/app
diff --git a/src/environment.ts b/src/environment.ts
index 6037926..ffc9a02 100644
--- a/src/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environment.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export const PARKING_HISTORICAL_AVERAGE_MINIMUM_INTERVAL = process.env.PARKING_H
 export const PARKING_HISTORICAL_AVERAGE_MAXIMUM_TIMESPAN = process.env.PARKING_HISTORICAL_AVERAGE_MAXIMUM_TIMESPAN
   ? parseInt(process.env.PARKING_HISTORICAL_AVERAGE_MAXIMUM_TIMESPAN)
   : 60000 * 60 * 24;
+
+export const RATE_LIMITS_DISABLED = process.env.RATE_LIMITS_DISABLED !== undefined;