diff --git a/app/server/app.ts b/app/server/app.ts
index 32e88b64..326f8f31 100644
--- a/app/server/app.ts
+++ b/app/server/app.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { rateLimiter } from "hono-rate-limiter";
 import { openAPIRouteHandler } from "hono-openapi";
 import { authController } from "./modules/auth/auth.controller";
 import { ssoController } from "./modules/sso/sso.controller";
-import { requireAuth } from "./modules/auth/auth.middleware";
+import { conditionalRequireAuth } from "./modules/auth/auth.middleware";
 import { repositoriesController } from "./modules/repositories/repositories.controller";
 import { systemController } from "./modules/system/system.controller";
 import { volumeController } from "./modules/volumes/volume.controller";
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export const createApp = () => {
 
 		return auth.handler(c.req.raw);
 	});
-	app.get("/api/v1/openapi.json", generalDescriptor(app));
-	app.get("/api/v1/docs", requireAuth, scalarDescriptor);
+	app.get("/api/v1/openapi.json", conditionalRequireAuth(config.__prod__), generalDescriptor(app));
+	app.get("/api/v1/docs", conditionalRequireAuth(config.__prod__), scalarDescriptor);
 
 	app.onError((err, c) => {
 		const { status, message, details } = handleServiceError(err);
diff --git a/app/server/modules/auth/auth.middleware.ts b/app/server/modules/auth/auth.middleware.ts
index 02196e19..d6250df5 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/auth/auth.middleware.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/auth/auth.middleware.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ declare module "hono" {
 	}
 }
 
+export const conditionalRequireAuth = (shouldRequireAuth: boolean) =>
+	createMiddleware(async (c, next) => {
+		if (shouldRequireAuth) {
+			await requireAuth(c, next);
+		}
+
+		await next();
+	});
+
 /**
  * Middleware to require authentication
  * Verifies the session cookie and attaches user to context