diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Databases/Http/Databases/Collections/Attributes/String/Create.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Databases/Http/Databases/Collections/Attributes/String/Create.php
index 8ce8626f3a..0329ee6957 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Databases/Http/Databases/Collections/Attributes/String/Create.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Databases/Http/Databases/Collections/Attributes/String/Create.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Appwrite\SDK\AuthType;
 use Appwrite\SDK\Method;
 use Appwrite\SDK\Response as SDKResponse;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Response as UtopiaResponse;
+use Utopia\App;
 use Utopia\Database\Database;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
 use Utopia\Database\Validator\Key;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class Create extends Action
         Event          $queueForEvents,
         array $plan
     ): void {
-        if ($encrypt && !empty($plan) && !($plan['databasesAllowEncrypt'] ?? false)) {
+        if (!App::isDevelopment() && $encrypt && !empty($plan) && !($plan['databasesAllowEncrypt'] ?? false)) {
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_BAD_REQUEST, 'Encrypted string ' . $this->getSdkGroup() . ' are not available on your plan. Please upgrade to create encrypted string ' . $this->getSdkGroup() . '.');
         }