diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
index 68f1e27e4..b5f35f277 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use self::error::{payload_error_handler, ResponseError};
 
 pub fn create_app(
     data: &Data,
+    enable_frontend: bool,
 ) -> App<
     impl ServiceFactory<
         Config = (),
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn create_app(
     >,
     actix_http::body::Body,
 > {
-    App::new()
+    let app = App::new()
         .data(data.clone())
         .app_data(
             web::JsonConfig::default()
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@ pub fn create_app(
             web::QueryConfig::default()
             .error_handler(|err, _req| payload_error_handler(err).into())
         )
-        .service(routes::load_html)
-        .service(routes::load_css)
         .configure(routes::document::services)
         .configure(routes::index::services)
         .configure(routes::search::services)
@@ -57,7 +56,14 @@ pub fn create_app(
         .configure(routes::health::services)
         .configure(routes::stats::services)
         .configure(routes::key::services)
-        .configure(routes::dump::services)
+        .configure(routes::dump::services);
+    if enable_frontend {
+        app
+            .service(routes::load_html)
+            .service(routes::load_css)
+    } else {
+        app
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn index_update_callback_txn(index: Index, index_uid: &str, data: &Data, mut writer: &mut MainWriter) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
index 563f75d2f..41b85d709 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/main.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), MainError> {
 
     print_launch_resume(&opt, &data);
 
+    let enable_frontend = opt.env != "production";
     let http_server = HttpServer::new(move || {
-        create_app(&data)
+        create_app(&data, enable_frontend)
             .wrap(
                 Cors::new()
                     .send_wildcard()
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
index 3b875b4d2..30a28bb1b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/common.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl Server {
         eprintln!("get_request: {}", url);
 
         let mut app =
-            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
+            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data, true).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri(url).to_request();
         let res = test::call_service(&mut app, req).await;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl Server {
         eprintln!("post_request: {}", url);
 
         let mut app =
-            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
+            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data, true).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::post()
             .uri(url)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl Server {
         eprintln!("put_request: {}", url);
 
         let mut app =
-            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
+            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data, true).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::put()
             .uri(url)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl Server {
         eprintln!("delete_request: {}", url);
 
         let mut app =
-            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
+            test::init_service(meilisearch_http::create_app(&self.data, true).wrap(NormalizePath)).await;
 
         let req = test::TestRequest::delete().uri(url).to_request();
         let res = test::call_service(&mut app, req).await;