diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
index 05166ed93c..b11d1556ba 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class SkRateLimiterService {
 		@Inject(EnvService)
 		envService: EnvService,
 	) {
-		this.disabled = envService.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+		this.disabled = envService.env.NODE_ENV === 'test';
 	}
 
 	public async limit(limit: Keyed<RateLimit>, actor: string, factor = 1): Promise<LimitInfo> {
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts b/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
index 871c9afa64..90030495ed 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe(SkRateLimiterService, () => {
 			});
 		});
 
-		it('should bypass in non-production', async () => {
+		it('should bypass in test environment', async () => {
 			mockEnvironment.NODE_ENV = 'test';
 
 			const info = await serviceUnderTest().limit({ key: 'l', type: undefined, max: 0 }, actor);