diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Program.cs b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Program.cs
index e9e54b7de..3f144e86c 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Program.cs
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Program.cs
@@ -210,10 +210,7 @@
 app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 
-if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
-{
-	app.UseMiddleware<ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware>();
-}
+app.UseMiddleware<ApiKeyAuthenticationMiddleware>();
 app.UseMiddleware<AddCorrelationIdMiddleware>();
 app.UseMiddleware<RequestLoggingMiddleware>();