diff --git a/config/puma.rb b/config/puma.rb
index 45d2745ae..60b371210 100644
--- a/config/puma.rb
+++ b/config/puma.rb
@@ -17,28 +17,30 @@ activate_control_app control_uri, no_token: true
 plugin :yabeda
 plugin :yabeda_prometheus
 
-# Because we expect fewer I/O waits than Rails apps that connect to the
-# database over the network, let's start with a baseline config of 1
-# worker per CPU, 1 thread per worker and tune it from there.
-#
-# https://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/tuning_performance_for_deployment.html#puma
-workers Concurrent.physical_processor_count
-threads 1, 1
+if !Rails.env.local?
+  # Because we expect fewer I/O waits than Rails apps that connect to the
+  # database over the network, let's start with a baseline config of 1
+  # worker per CPU, 1 thread per worker and tune it from there.
+  #
+  # https://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/tuning_performance_for_deployment.html#puma
+  workers Concurrent.physical_processor_count
+  threads 1, 1
 
-# Tell the Ruby VM that we're finished booting up.
-#
-# Now's the time to tidy the heap (GC, compact, free empty, malloc_trim, etc)
-# for optimal copy-on-write efficiency.
-before_fork do
-  Process.warmup
-end
+  # Tell the Ruby VM that we're finished booting up.
+  #
+  # Now's the time to tidy the heap (GC, compact, free empty, malloc_trim, etc)
+  # for optimal copy-on-write efficiency.
+  before_fork do
+    Process.warmup
+  end
 
-# Defer major GC (full marking phase) until after request handling,
-# and perform major GC deferred during request handling.
-on_worker_boot do
-  GC.config(rgengc_allow_full_mark: false)
-end
+  # Defer major GC (full marking phase) until after request handling,
+  # and perform major GC deferred during request handling.
+  before_worker_boot do
+    GC.config(rgengc_allow_full_mark: false)
+  end
 
-out_of_band do
-  GC.start if GC.latest_gc_info(:need_major_by)
+  out_of_band do
+    GC.start if GC.latest_gc_info(:need_major_by)
+  end
 end