diff --git a/backend/app/__pycache__/main.cpython-313.pyc b/backend/app/__pycache__/main.cpython-313.pyc
index 00a4d44..c68e544 100644
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diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index e94cba9..c1bb39e 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -186,9 +186,12 @@ async def rate_limiting_middleware(request, call_next):
         return await app.state.rate_limit_middleware(request, call_next)
     return await call_next(request)
 
-@app.middleware("http") 
+@app.middleware("http")
 async def validation_middleware(request, call_next):
     """Apply request validation middleware."""
+    # TEMPORARILY DISABLED FOR DEBUGGING
+    return await call_next(request)
+
     # Skip middleware for auth endpoints during debugging
     if request.url.path in ["/api/v1/auth/login", "/api/v1/auth/refresh"]:
         return await call_next(request)