diff --git a/letta/server/rest_api/app.py b/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
index 63ff9b8b..b09d2ddf 100644
--- a/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
+++ b/letta/server/rest_api/app.py
@@ -244,10 +244,6 @@ def create_application() -> "FastAPI":
     # / static files
     mount_static_files(app)
 
-    @app.on_event("startup")
-    def on_startup():
-        generate_openapi_schema(app)
-
     @app.on_event("shutdown")
     def on_shutdown():
         global server
diff --git a/letta/settings.py b/letta/settings.py
index 03c6f86d..3f83bde2 100644
--- a/letta/settings.py
+++ b/letta/settings.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class ModelSettings(BaseSettings):
     openllm_auth_type: Optional[str] = None
     openllm_api_key: Optional[str] = None
 
+    # disable openapi schema generation
+    disable_schema_generation: bool = False
+
 
 cors_origins = [
     "http://letta.localhost",