diff --git a/.github/workflows/client.yml b/.github/workflows/client.yml
index 53fc8bb7b..f3e4981d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           VITE_SERVER_URL: "https://boku.tachi.ac"
           VITE_DISCORD: "https://discord.gg/E4n8ZZF5ES"
           VITE_CDN_URL: "https://cdn-boku.tachi.ac"
+          VITE_SKIP_RULES: true
           TACHI_NAME: "Bokutachi"
           BUILD_OUT_DIR: /tmp/boku
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           VITE_CDN_URL: "https://cdn-kamai.tachi.ac"
           VITE_GIT_REPO: "GitHub:zkldi/Tachi"
           VITE_HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY: "33267860-177c-487a-a4e6-e1b23f804810"
+          VITE_SKIP_RULES: true
           TACHI_NAME: "Kamaitachi"
           BUILD_OUT_DIR: /tmp/kamai
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           VITE_MIN_CLIENT_ID: "A0DBDBB063CD800530EF01C6488B282137E0191E"
           VITE_GIT_REPO: "GitHub:zkldi/Tachi"
           VITE_HCAPTCHA_SITEKEY: "f502cf14-6c48-4f5c-8692-c670a0d00314"
+          VITE_SKIP_RULES: true
           TACHI_NAME: "Tachi Dev"
           BUILD_OUT_DIR: /tmp/dev
 
diff --git a/typescript/client/src/app/pages/RegisterPage.tsx b/typescript/client/src/app/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
index bfff6f983..0e87fc717 100644
--- a/typescript/client/src/app/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
+++ b/typescript/client/src/app/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import { type UserDocument } from "tachi-common";
 // seconds it takes for a user to actually read the rules.
 const RULES_READ_TIME = Number(import.meta.env.VITE_RULES_READ_TIME) || 30;
 
+// When set, skip the rules gate entirely and go straight to the signup form.
+const SKIP_RULES = import.meta.env.VITE_SKIP_RULES === "true";
+
 export default function RegisterPage() {
 	useSetSubheader("Register");
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ export default function RegisterPage() {
 	// opened: user has clicked the rules link
 	// read: at least 30 seconds have expired.
 	const [readRules, setReadRules] = useState<"acknowledged" | "not-opened" | "opened" | "read">(
-		"not-opened",
+		SKIP_RULES ? "acknowledged" : "not-opened",
 	);
 	const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(true);
 	const [btnText, setBtnText] = useState("I've read the rules. (Click the rules.)");