diff --git a/packages/prisma/auto-migrations.ts b/packages/prisma/auto-migrations.ts
index 3ae7c24a5f..2286f5d801 100644
--- a/packages/prisma/auto-migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/prisma/auto-migrations.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const exec = promisify(execCb);
  * @see https://github.com/prisma/prisma/issues/4703#issuecomment-1447354363
  */
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  if (process.env.SKIP_DB_MIGRATIONS === "1") {
+    console.info("SKIP_DB_MIGRATIONS set, skipping migrations");
+    return;
+  }
   if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
     console.info("No DATABASE_URL found, skipping migrations");
     return;
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 4ed07ff993..743703ad38 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
     "SENTRY_DISABLE_CLIENT_SOURCE_MAPS",
     "SENTRY_DISABLE_SERVER_SOURCE_MAPS",
     "SENTRY_DISABLE_SERVER_WEBPACK_PLUGIN",
+    "SKIP_DB_MIGRATIONS",
     "SLACK_CLIENT_ID",
     "SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET",
     "SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET",