diff --git a/packages/dashboard-backend/src/app.ts b/packages/dashboard-backend/src/app.ts
index e37bcc621..d99f86fdd 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-backend/src/app.ts
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ export default async function buildApp(server: FastifyInstance): Promise<void> {
 
   registerPersonalAccessTokenRoutes(server);
 
-  registerGettingStartedSamplesRoutes(server);
+  registerGettingStartedSamplesRoutes(isLocalRun(), server);
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-backend/src/routes/api/gettingStartedSample.ts b/packages/dashboard-backend/src/routes/api/gettingStartedSample.ts
index 55c4f4d9f..f23d39844 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-backend/src/routes/api/gettingStartedSample.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-backend/src/routes/api/gettingStartedSample.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ import { getServiceAccountToken } from './helpers/getServiceAccountToken';
 
 const tags = ['Getting Started Samples'];
 
-export function registerGettingStartedSamplesRoutes(instance: FastifyInstance) {
+export function registerGettingStartedSamplesRoutes(
+  isLocalRun: boolean,
+  instance: FastifyInstance,
+) {
   instance.register(async server => {
     server.get(`${baseApiPath}/getting-started-sample`, getSchema({ tags }), async () => {
+      if (isLocalRun) {
+        return [];
+      }
       const token = getServiceAccountToken();
       const { gettingStartedSampleApi } = getDevWorkspaceClient(token);
       return gettingStartedSampleApi.list();