diff --git a/complaint_search/tests/test_views_document.py b/complaint_search/tests/test_views_document.py
index 9112e62..fcd7c59 100644
--- a/complaint_search/tests/test_views_document.py
+++ b/complaint_search/tests/test_views_document.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.cache import cache
+from django.test import override_settings
 
 import mock
 from elasticsearch7 import TransportError
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def test_document__valid(self, mock_esdocument):
         mock_esdocument.assert_called_once_with("123456")
         self.assertEqual('OK', response.data)
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=False)
     @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.document')
     def test_document_with_document_anon_rate_throttle(self, mock_esdocument):
         url = reverse('complaint_search:complaint', kwargs={"id": "123456"})
@@ -48,14 +50,19 @@ def test_document_with_document_anon_rate_throttle(self, mock_esdocument):
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
             self.assertEqual('OK', response.data)
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=True)
+    @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.document')
+    def test_document_with_anon_rate_throttle_debug(self, mock_esdocument):
+        url = reverse('complaint_search:complaint', kwargs={"id": "123456"})
+        mock_esdocument.return_value = 'OK'
+        DocumentAnonRateThrottle.rate = self.orig_document_anon_rate
+        limit = int(self.orig_document_anon_rate.split('/')[0])
+        for i in range(limit):
+            response = self.client.get(url)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+            self.assertEqual('OK', response.data)
         response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            response.status_code, status.HTTP_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
-        )
-        self.assertIsNotNone(response.data.get('detail'))
-        self.assertIn("Request was throttled", response.data.get('detail'))
-        self.assertEqual(limit, mock_esdocument.call_count)
-        self.assertEqual(5, limit)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
     @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.document')
     def test_document_with_document_ui_rate_throttle(self, mock_esdocument):
diff --git a/complaint_search/tests/test_views_search.py b/complaint_search/tests/test_views_search.py
index 5211204..ba559ee 100644
--- a/complaint_search/tests/test_views_search.py
+++ b/complaint_search/tests/test_views_search.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.http import StreamingHttpResponse
+from django.test import override_settings
 
 import mock
 from elasticsearch7 import TransportError
@@ -759,6 +760,7 @@ def test_search_with_no_highlight__invalid_type(self, mock_essearch):
             ]},
             response.data)
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=False)
     @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.search')
     def test_search_with_search_anon_rate_throttle(self, mock_essearch):
         url = reverse('complaint_search:search')
@@ -781,6 +783,25 @@ def test_search_with_search_anon_rate_throttle(self, mock_essearch):
         self.assertEqual(limit, mock_essearch.call_count)
         self.assertEqual(20, limit)
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=True)
+    @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.search')
+    def test_search_with_anon_rate_throttle_debug(self, mock_essearch):
+        url = reverse('complaint_search:search')
+        mock_essearch.return_value = 'OK'
+        SearchAnonRateThrottle.rate = self.orig_search_anon_rate
+        ExportUIRateThrottle.rate = self.orig_export_ui_rate
+        ExportAnonRateThrottle.rate = self.orig_export_anon_rate
+        limit = int(self.orig_search_anon_rate.split('/')[0])
+        for _ in range(limit):
+            response = self.client.get(url)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+            self.assertEqual('OK', response.data)
+
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK
+        )
+
     @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.search')
     def test_search_with_search_ui_rate_throttle(self, mock_essearch):
         url = reverse('complaint_search:search')
@@ -801,6 +822,7 @@ def test_search_with_search_ui_rate_throttle(self, mock_essearch):
         self.assertEqual(limit + 1, mock_essearch.call_count)
         self.assertEqual(20, limit)
 
+    @override_settings(DEBUG=False)
     @mock.patch('complaint_search.es_interface.search')
     def test_search_with_export_anon_rate_throttle(self, mock_essearch):
         url = reverse('complaint_search:search')
diff --git a/complaint_search/throttling.py b/complaint_search/throttling.py
index b0a8ee7..33fa8ac 100644
--- a/complaint_search/throttling.py
+++ b/complaint_search/throttling.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
+from django.conf import settings
+
 from rest_framework.throttling import AnonRateThrottle
 
 from complaint_search.defaults import EXPORT_FORMATS
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ class CCDBAnonRateThrottle(CCDBRateThrottle):
     scope = 'ccdb_anon'
 
     def allow_request(self, request, view):
+        if settings.DEBUG is True:
+            return True
         if not self.is_referred_from_ui(request, view):
             return super(CCDBAnonRateThrottle, self).allow_request(
                 request, view