diff --git a/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts b/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
index 6e51285..f6be82f 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/rate-limit.ts
@@ -3,22 +3,21 @@ import RedisStore from 'rate-limit-redis'
 import redis from 'clients/redis-client'
 import logger from 'helpers/logger'
 
-let maxConnections
+let skip: boolean
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
   logger.info('Development environment detected. Rate limit is now disabled.')
-  maxConnections = 0
+  skip = true
 } else {
-  maxConnections = 5
+  skip = false
 }
 
 const limiter = rateLimit({
   windowMs: 1 * 60 * 1000, // 60 seconds
-  max: maxConnections,
+  max: 5,
   message: { error: 'Too many requests' },
   legacyHeaders: false,
-
-  // Store configuration
+  skip: (_req, _res) => skip,
   store: new RedisStore({
     sendCommand: async (...args: string[]) => await redis.sendCommand(args),
   }),