diff --git a/internal/server/middleware/rate_limit_nil_test.go b/internal/server/middleware/rate_limit_nil_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3b5be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/middleware/rate_limit_nil_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func TestSecurityRateLimitAllowsRequestsWhenSecurityServiceIsUnset(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	engine := gin.New()
+	engine.Use(SecurityRateLimit(nil))
+	engine.POST("/base/login", func(c *gin.Context) { c.Status(http.StatusNoContent) })
+
+	response := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	engine.ServeHTTP(response, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/base/login", nil))
+	if response.Code != http.StatusNoContent {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", response.Code, http.StatusNoContent)
+	}
+}