diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 4839e5f294d..0e7ef9d3418 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.active_support.disallowed_deprecation_warnings = []
 
   # Raise an error on page load if there are pending migrations.
-  config.active_record.migration_error = :page_load
+  config.active_record.migration_error = ENV["OPENPROJECT_DISABLE__MIGRATIONS__CHECK"] == "true" ? false : :page_load
 
   # Highlight code that triggered database queries in logs.
   config.active_record.verbose_query_logs = true