diff --git a/api/.env.development b/api/.env.development
index e15c8a34f..990bad5cd 100644
--- a/api/.env.development
+++ b/api/.env.development
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ PLAYGROUND=true
 INTROSPECTION=true
 MOTHERSHIP_GRAPHQL_LINK="http://authenticator:3000/graphql"
 NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0
-BYPASS_PERMISSION_CHECKS=true
+BYPASS_PERMISSION_CHECKS=false
 BYPASS_CORS_CHECKS=true
 CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true