diff --git a/web/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts b/web/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
index 0ebd8210a81..42809d43b85 100644
--- a/web/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/api/[...path]/route.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ export async function OPTIONS(
 }
 
 async function handleRequest(request: NextRequest, path: string[]) {
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development") {
+  if (
+    process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" &&
+    // NOTE: Set this environment variable to 'true' for preview environments
+    // Where you want finer-grained control over API access
+    process.env.OVERRIDE_API_PRODUCTION !== "true"
+  ) {
     return NextResponse.json(
       {
         message: