diff --git a/backend/mw/ratelimit.go b/backend/mw/ratelimit.go
index f218e16..99ecd26 100644
--- a/backend/mw/ratelimit.go
+++ b/backend/mw/ratelimit.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build !dev
+// +build !dev
+
 package mw
 
 import (
diff --git a/backend/mw/ratelimit_dev.go b/backend/mw/ratelimit_dev.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48417b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/mw/ratelimit_dev.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//go:build dev
+// +build dev
+
+package mw
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func RateLimit(limit int, window time.Duration) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}