diff --git a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/src/request-id/express/middleware.ts b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/src/request-id/express/middleware.ts
index ea45b3c6..3634fd83 100644
--- a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/src/request-id/express/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/src/request-id/express/middleware.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export function addRequestId(
   res: ServerResponse,
   next: () => void
 ) {
+  if (process.env.SKIP_ADD_REQUEST_ID_MIDDLEWARE === 'true') return next();
+
   let requestId = req.headers[REQUEST_ID_HEADER];
 
   if (!requestId) {
diff --git a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-context.test.ts b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-context.test.ts
index 9c9770f4..89e03822 100644
--- a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-context.test.ts
+++ b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-context.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { context } from '../index';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 describe('request-context', () => {
   test('When instantiating a new context with initial values, then should get back the context', () => {
diff --git a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-id-express-middleware.test.ts b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-id-express-middleware.test.ts
index c4879aed..d41b5f5e 100644
--- a/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-id-express-middleware.test.ts
+++ b/src/code-templates/libraries/request-context/test/request-id-express-middleware.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import express, { Express } from 'express';
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import { AddressInfo } from 'net';
 import axios from 'axios';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { addRequestIdExpressMiddleware, context } from '../index';
 import { REQUEST_ID_HEADER } from '../src/request-id/constant';
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ describe('Request ID express middleware', () => {
 
       currentServer = undefined;
     }
+
+    sinon.restore();
   });
 
   describe('when the request ID already exists in the request header', () => {
@@ -245,4 +248,28 @@ describe('Request ID express middleware', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  test('when request ID middleware should be omited', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const client = await setupExpressServer((app) => {
+      app.use(addRequestIdExpressMiddleware);
+
+      app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+        res.send({});
+      });
+    });
+    sinon
+      .stub(process, 'env')
+      .value({ SKIP_ADD_REQUEST_ID_MIDDLEWARE: 'true' });
+
+    // Act
+    const response = await client.get('/');
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(response).toMatchObject({
+      status: 200,
+      data: {},
+      headers: {},
+    });
+  });
 });