diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
index 4818966d4..9f474a73f 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ export type TeamFlags = {
   allowTeammateInvites?: boolean;
   crawlTtlHours?: number;
   ipWhitelist?: boolean;
+  skipCountryCheck?: boolean;
 } | null;
 
 export type AuthCreditUsageChunkFromTeam = Omit<
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/shared.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/shared.ts
index 97e80223e..8861c4b3c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/shared.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/shared.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ export function countryCheck(
   res: Response,
   next: NextFunction,
 ) {
+  if (req.acuc?.flags?.skipCountryCheck) {
+    return next();
+  }
+
   const couldBeRestricted =
     req.body &&
     (req.body.actions ||
@@ -246,18 +250,18 @@ export function countryCheck(
 export function requestTimingMiddleware(version: string) {
   return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
     const startTime = new Date().getTime();
-    
+
     // Attach timing data to request
     (req as any).requestTiming = {
       startTime,
-      version
+      version,
     };
 
     // Override res.json to log timing when response is sent
     const originalJson = res.json.bind(res);
-    res.json = function(body: any) {
+    res.json = function (body: any) {
       const requestTime = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
-      
+
       // Only log for successful responses to avoid duplicate error logs
       if (body?.success !== false) {
         logger.info(`${version} request completed`, {
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ export function requestTimingMiddleware(version: string) {
           statusCode: res.statusCode,
         });
       }
-      
+
       return originalJson(body);
     };