diff --git a/apps/api/src/middlewares/html-template.middleware.ts b/apps/api/src/middlewares/html-template.middleware.ts
index 6c929c388..b6c8f2e54 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/middlewares/html-template.middleware.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/middlewares/html-template.middleware.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const HtmlTemplateMiddleware = async (
 
   if (
     path.startsWith('/api/') ||
+    path.startsWith('/development/storybook') ||
     isFileRequest(path) ||
     !environment.production
   ) {