diff --git a/schematic_api/api/security_controller.py b/schematic_api/api/security_controller.py
index 33cc4ad76..5b881576d 100644
--- a/schematic_api/api/security_controller.py
+++ b/schematic_api/api/security_controller.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 syn = Synapse(
     configPath=CONFIG.synapse_configuration_path,
     cache_client=False,
+    skip_checks=True,
 )
 jwks_client = PyJWKClient(
     uri=syn.authEndpoint + "/oauth2/jwks", headers=syn._generate_headers()