diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 030aa5b..3d2f59d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.Use(authMiddleware.Middleware)
-	r.Use(rateLimiterMiddleware.Middleware)
+
+	if appSettings.RateLimiter.Enabled {
+		r.Use(rateLimiterMiddleware.Middleware)
+	}
 
 	r.HandleFunc("/", IndexHandler)
 
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 6e33efe..8b0264d 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ type StorageSettings struct {
 }
 
 type RateLimiterSettings struct {
-	RequestsPerMinute int `json:"requests_per_minute"`
-	AllowedBurst      int `json:"allowed_burst"`
+	Enabled           bool `json:"enabled"`
+	RequestsPerMinute int  `json:"requests_per_minute"`
+	AllowedBurst      int  `json:"allowed_burst"`
 }
 
 func parseSettings(data []byte) Settings {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func LoadSettings(fileSystem afero.Fs) (Settings, error) {
 		Endpoint: "127.0.0.1:8000",
 		Token:    "changeme",
 		RateLimiter: RateLimiterSettings{
+			Enabled:           true,
 			RequestsPerMinute: 20,
 			AllowedBurst:      5,
 		},
diff --git a/settings/settings_test.go b/settings/settings_test.go
index fa801ff..8f91392 100644
--- a/settings/settings_test.go
+++ b/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func TestSettingsParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:8000",
 		"token": "foobar",
 		"rate_limiter": {
+			"enabled": true,
 			"requests_per_minute": 20,
 			"allowed_burst": 5
 		},