diff --git a/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.json b/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.json
index 1925cb5d0a..a1ac5819c5 100644
--- a/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.json
+++ b/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   "erpnext_api_secret",
   "column_break_38",
   "frappeio_authentication_section",
+  "disable_frappe_auth",
   "frappe_url",
   "frappeio_api_key",
   "column_break_39",
@@ -1181,11 +1182,17 @@
    "fieldname": "disable_agent_job_deduplication",
    "fieldtype": "Check",
    "label": "Disable Agent Job Deduplication"
+  },
+  {
+   "default": "0",
+   "fieldname": "disable_frappe_auth",
+   "fieldtype": "Check",
+   "label": "Disable Frappe Auth"
   }
  ],
  "issingle": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2024-03-22 12:30:21.968896",
+ "modified": "2024-05-07 13:23:08.189526",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Press",
  "name": "Press Settings",
diff --git a/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.py b/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.py
index eee4e4be3d..b8367fdf31 100644
--- a/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.py
+++ b/press/press/doctype/press_settings/press_settings.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class PressSettings(Document):
 		default_outgoing_pass: DF.Data | None
 		disable_agent_job_deduplication: DF.Check
 		disable_auto_retry: DF.Check
+		disable_frappe_auth: DF.Check
 		docker_registry_namespace: DF.Data | None
 		docker_registry_password: DF.Data | None
 		docker_registry_url: DF.Data | None
diff --git a/press/utils/billing.py b/press/utils/billing.py
index 313a7cae91..7079c6b896 100644
--- a/press/utils/billing.py
+++ b/press/utils/billing.py
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ def get_frappe_io_connection():
 		"frappeio_api_secret", raise_exception=False
 	)
 
-	if not (frappe_api_key and frappe_api_secret and press_settings.frappe_url):
+	if not press_settings.disable_frappe_auth and not (
+		frappe_api_key and frappe_api_secret and press_settings.frappe_url
+	):
 		frappe.throw("Frappe.io URL not set up in Press Settings", exc=FrappeioServerNotSet)
 
 	frappe.local.press_frappeio_conn = FrappeClient(