diff --git a/src/lib/env.ts b/src/lib/env.ts
index bfd81f3..6d8f118 100644
--- a/src/lib/env.ts
+++ b/src/lib/env.ts
@@ -136,12 +136,13 @@ if (isProduction && shouldValidateAtModuleEval) {
   }
 }
 
+const skipValidation = process.env.SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION === "1";
 const resolvedAdminPassword =
   result.data.ADMIN_PASSWORD ??
-  (result.data.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD : (() => { throw new Error("ADMIN_PASSWORD required in production"); })());
+  (result.data.NODE_ENV !== "production" || skipValidation ? DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD : (() => { throw new Error("ADMIN_PASSWORD required in production"); })());
 const resolvedSessionSecret =
   result.data.SESSION_SECRET ??
-  (result.data.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? DEFAULT_SESSION_SECRET : (() => { throw new Error("SESSION_SECRET required in production"); })());
+  (result.data.NODE_ENV !== "production" || skipValidation ? DEFAULT_SESSION_SECRET : (() => { throw new Error("SESSION_SECRET required in production"); })());
 
 export const ENV = {
   APP_URL: result.data.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,