diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index bc07ec3b9..a97b5b33b 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { DatabaseService } from './services';
 import { setUpHealthEndpoint } from './services/health';
 import { initSmtp } from './services/smtp';
 import { setTransporter } from './helpers/nodemailer';
+import { createTestUserForDevelopment } from './utils/addDevelopmentUser';
 
 DatabaseService.initDatabase(MONGO_URL);
 
@@ -23,3 +24,5 @@ if (NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
     environment: NODE_ENV
   });
 }
+
+createTestUserForDevelopment()
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/addDevelopmentUser.ts b/backend/src/utils/addDevelopmentUser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2020cf3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/utils/addDevelopmentUser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/************************************************************************************************
+*
+*  Attention: The credentials below are only for development purposes, it should never be used for production  
+*
+************************************************************************************************/
+
+import { NODE_ENV } from "../config"
+import { Key, Membership, MembershipOrg, Organization, User, Workspace } from "../models";
+import { Types } from 'mongoose';
+
+export const createTestUserForDevelopment = async () => {
+  if (NODE_ENV === "development") {
+    const testUserEmail = "test@localhost.local"
+    const testUserPassword = "testInfisical1"
+    const testUserId = "63cefa6ec8d3175601cfa980"
+    const testWorkspaceId = "63cefb15c8d3175601cfa989"
+    const testOrgId = "63cefb15c8d3175601cfa985"
+    const testMembershipId = "63cefb159185d9aa3ef0cf35"
+    const testMembershipOrgId = "63cefb159185d9aa3ef0cf31"
+    const testWorkspaceKeyId = "63cf48f0225e6955acec5eff"
+
+    const testUser = {
+      _id: testUserId,
+      email: testUserEmail,
+      refreshVersion: 0,
+      encryptedPrivateKey: 'ITMdDXtLoxib4+53U/qzvIV/T/UalRwimogFCXv/UsulzEoiKM+aK2aqOb0=',
+      firstName: 'Jake',
+      iv: '9fp0dZHI+UuHeKkWMDvD6w==',
+      lastName: 'Moni',
+      publicKey: 'cf44BhkybbBfsE0fZHe2jvqtCj6KLXvSq4hVjV0svzk=',
+      salt: 'd8099dc70958090346910fb9639262b83cf526fc9b4555a171b36a9e1bcd0240',
+      tag: 'bQ/UTghqcQHRoSMpLQD33g==',
+      verifier: '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'
+    }
+
+    const testWorkspaceKey = {
+      _id: new Types.ObjectId(testWorkspaceKeyId),
+      workspace: testWorkspaceId,
+      encryptedKey: '96ZIRSU21CjVzIQ4Yp994FGWQvDdyK3gq+z+NCaJLK0ByTlvUePmf+AYGFJjkAdz',
+      nonce: '1jhCGqg9Wx3n0OtVxbDgiYYGq4S3EdgO',
+      sender: '63cefa6ec8d3175601cfa980',
+      receiver: '63cefa6ec8d3175601cfa980',
+    }
+
+    const testWorkspace = {
+      _id: new Types.ObjectId(testWorkspaceId),
+      name: 'Example Project',
+      organization: testOrgId,
+      environments: [
+        {
+          _id: '63cefb15c8d3175601cfa98a',
+          name: 'Development',
+          slug: 'dev'
+        },
+        {
+          _id: '63cefb15c8d3175601cfa98b',
+          name: 'Test',
+          slug: 'test'
+        },
+        {
+          _id: '63cefb15c8d3175601cfa98c',
+          name: 'Staging',
+          slug: 'staging'
+        },
+        {
+          _id: '63cefb15c8d3175601cfa98d',
+          name: 'Production',
+          slug: 'prod'
+        }
+      ],
+    }
+
+    const testOrg = {
+      _id: testOrgId,
+      name: 'Jake\'s organization'
+    }
+
+    const testMembershipOrg = {
+      _id: testMembershipOrgId,
+      organization: testOrgId,
+      role: 'owner',
+      status: 'accepted',
+      user: testUserId,
+    }
+
+    const testMembership = {
+      _id: testMembershipId,
+      role: 'admin',
+      user: testUserId,
+      workspace: testWorkspaceId
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // create user if not exist 
+      const userInDB = await User.findById(testUserId)
+      if (!userInDB) {
+        await User.create(testUser)
+      }
+
+      // create org if not exist 
+      const orgInDB = await Organization.findById(testOrgId)
+      if (!orgInDB) {
+        await Organization.create(testOrg)
+      }
+
+      // create membership org if not exist
+      const membershipOrgInDB = await MembershipOrg.findById(testMembershipOrgId)
+      if (!membershipOrgInDB) {
+        await MembershipOrg.create(testMembershipOrg)
+      }
+
+      // create membership
+      const membershipInDB = await Membership.findById(testMembershipId)
+      if (!membershipInDB) {
+        await Membership.create(testMembership)
+      }
+
+      // create workspace if not exist 
+      const workspaceInDB = await Workspace.findById(testWorkspaceId)
+      if (!workspaceInDB) {
+        await Workspace.create(testWorkspace)
+      }
+
+      // create workspace key if not exist
+      const workspaceKeyInDB = await Key.findById(testWorkspaceKeyId)
+      if (!workspaceKeyInDB) {
+        await Key.create(testWorkspaceKey)
+      }
+
+      /* eslint-disable no-console */
+      console.info(`DEVELOPMENT MODE DETECTED: You may login with test user with email: ${testUserEmail} and password: ${testUserPassword}`)
+      /* eslint-enable no-console */
+
+    } catch (e) {
+      /* eslint-disable no-console */
+      console.error(`Unable to create test user while booting up [err=${e}]`)
+      /* eslint-enable no-console */
+    }
+  }
+}
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