diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
index def3136a44..e0e8354c1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ env:
   TGS_WEBPANEL_NODE_VERSION: 20.x
   TGS_TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LIVE_TESTS_TOKEN }}
   PACKAGING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PACKAGING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
+  Internal__EnableGraphQL: true
 
 concurrency:
   group: "ci-${{ (github.event_name != 'push' && github.event_name != 'schedule' && github.event.inputs.pull_request_number) || github.run_id }}-${{ github.event_name }}"
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
index 009c766cd8..611c9c9fdf 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
 		/// </summary>
 		public string? DumpGraphQLApiPath { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Enables hosting the experimental GraphQL API in Release builds.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool EnableGraphQL
+#if DEBUG
+			=> true;
+#else
+		{ get; set; }
+#endif
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The base path for the app settings configuration files.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
index cfdd54f969..fa3c35dbbf 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
@@ -288,12 +288,13 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 			services.AddSingleton<IAbstractHttpClientFactory, AbstractHttpClientFactory>();
 
 			// configure graphql
-			services
-				.AddGraphQLServer()
-				.AddAuthorization()
-				.AddType<UnsignedIntType>()
-				.BindRuntimeType<Version, SemverType>()
-				.AddQueryType<Query>();
+			if (postSetupServices.InternalConfiguration.EnableGraphQL)
+				services
+					.AddGraphQLServer()
+					.AddAuthorization()
+					.AddType<UnsignedIntType>()
+					.BindRuntimeType<Version, SemverType>()
+					.AddQueryType<Query>();
 
 			void AddTypedContext<TContext>()
 				where TContext : DatabaseContext
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 		/// <param name="controlPanelConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{TOptions}"/> containing the <see cref="ControlPanelConfiguration"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="generalConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{TOptions}"/> containing the <see cref="GeneralConfiguration"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="swarmConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{TOptions}"/> containing the <see cref="SwarmConfiguration"/> to use.</param>
+		/// <param name="internalConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{TOptions}"/> containing the <see cref="InternalConfiguration"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="logger">The <see cref="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger"/> for the <see cref="Application"/>.</param>
 		public void Configure(
 			IApplicationBuilder applicationBuilder,
@@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 			IOptions<ControlPanelConfiguration> controlPanelConfigurationOptions,
 			IOptions<GeneralConfiguration> generalConfigurationOptions,
 			IOptions<SwarmConfiguration> swarmConfigurationOptions,
+			IOptions<InternalConfiguration> internalConfigurationOptions,
 			ILogger<Application> logger)
 		{
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(applicationBuilder);
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 			var controlPanelConfiguration = controlPanelConfigurationOptions?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(controlPanelConfigurationOptions));
 			var generalConfiguration = generalConfigurationOptions?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(generalConfigurationOptions));
 			var swarmConfiguration = swarmConfigurationOptions?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(swarmConfigurationOptions));
+			var internalConfiguration = internalConfigurationOptions?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(internalConfigurationOptions));
 
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(logger);
 
@@ -609,7 +613,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 				// majority of handling is done in the controllers
 				endpoints.MapControllers();
 
-				endpoints.MapGraphQL(Routes.GraphQL);
+				if (internalConfiguration.EnableGraphQL)
+				{
+					logger.LogWarning("Enabling GraphQL. This API is experimental and breaking changes may occur at any time!");
+					endpoints.MapGraphQL(Routes.GraphQL);
+				}
 			});
 
 			// 404 anything that gets this far