diff --git a/packages/api/env.mjs b/packages/api/env.mjs
index aa2cf4d5..aa85c631 100644
--- a/packages/api/env.mjs
+++ b/packages/api/env.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN: z.string().min(1),
     UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_TOKENS_PER_TIME: z.string().min(1),
     UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_TIME_INTERVAL: z.string().min(1),
+    UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_EXCLUDED_IPS: z.string().min(1),
     RESEND_API_KEY: z.string().min(1),
     QWEATHER_API_KEY: z.string().min(1),
     API_NINJA_API_KEY: z.string().min(1)
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/weather.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/weather.ts
index 64da4b8a..2b8a40be 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/weather.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/weather.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import axios, { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
+import type { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
+import axios from "axios";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import timezone from "dayjs/plugin/timezone";
 import utc from "dayjs/plugin/utc";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/trpc.ts b/packages/api/src/trpc.ts
index cbaa42f3..845304b4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/trpc.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/trpc.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,15 @@ const ratelimit = new Ratelimit({
   prefix: "@upstash/ratelimit",
 });
 
+const EXCLUDED_IPS = env.UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_EXCLUDED_IPS.split(",");
+
 const rateLimitMiddleware = t.middleware(async ({ ctx, path, next }) => {
   const identifier = `${ctx.ip}:${path}`;
+
+  if (EXCLUDED_IPS.includes(ctx.ip)) {
+    return next();
+  }
+
   // log.debug("identifier", { identifier });
   const { success, remaining } = await ratelimit.limit(identifier);
   // log.debug("remaining", { remaining });
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index ba0c7f23..6af0fd18 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN",
     "UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_TOKENS_PER_TIME",
     "UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_TIME_INTERVAL",
+    "UPSTASH_RATELIMITER_EXCLUDED_IPS",
     "RESEND_API_KEY",
     "QWEATHER_API_KEY",
     "API_NINJA_API_KEY",