diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index 769316be..aeac8a83 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -208,10 +208,12 @@ func NewApiServer(config config.Config) *ApiServer {
 	// Initialize metrics collector if writePool is available
 	var metricsCollector *MetricsCollector
 	var rateLimitMiddleware *RateLimitMiddleware
-	isLocalDev := config.Env == "dev" || config.Env == "development" || config.Env == ""
-	if writePool != nil && config.Env != "test" && !isLocalDev {
+	if writePool != nil && config.Env != "test" {
 		metricsCollector = NewMetricsCollector(logger, writePool)
-		rateLimitMiddleware = NewRateLimitMiddleware(logger, writePool)
+	  isLocalDev := config.Env == "dev" || config.Env == "development" || config.Env == ""
+		if !isLocalDev {
+			rateLimitMiddleware = NewRateLimitMiddleware(logger, writePool)
+		}
 	}
 
 	commsRpcProcessor, err := comms.NewProcessor(pool, writePool, &config, logger)