diff --git a/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb b/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
index 10749264a41..739fca222dd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/100-i18n.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::DiscourseI18n.new
 I18n.fallbacks = I18n::Backend::FallbackLocaleList.new
 I18n.config.missing_interpolation_argument_handler = proc { throw(:exception) }
 I18n.reload!
-I18n.init_accelerator!
+I18n.init_accelerator!(overrides_enabled: ENV['DISABLE_TRANSLATION_OVERRIDES'] != '1')
 
 unless Rails.env.test?
   MessageBus.subscribe("/i18n-flush") do
diff --git a/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer.rb b/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer.rb
index d0880c97edd..929e318a9f4 100644
--- a/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer.rb
+++ b/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ module BackupRestore
       log "Migrating the database..."
 
       log Discourse::Utils.execute_command(
-        { "SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS" => "0", "SKIP_OPTIMIZE_ICONS" => "1" },
+        {
+          "SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS" => "0",
+          "SKIP_OPTIMIZE_ICONS" => "1",
+          "DISABLE_TRANSLATION_OVERRIDES" => "1"
+        },
         "rake db:migrate",
         failure_message: "Failed to migrate database.",
         chdir: Rails.root
diff --git a/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb b/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
index 704da6ec4b9..ee724d56d12 100644
--- a/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
+++ b/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ module I18n
 
     LRU_CACHE_SIZE = 400
 
-    def init_accelerator!
-      @overrides_enabled = true
+    def init_accelerator!(overrides_enabled: true)
+      @overrides_enabled = overrides_enabled
       execute_reload
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer_spec.rb
index 02666093b0a..9f1cc0c935b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/backup_restore/database_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ describe BackupRestore::DatabaseRestorer do
     Discourse::Utils.expects(:execute_command).with do |env, command, options|
       env["SKIP_POST_DEPLOYMENT_MIGRATIONS"] == "0" &&
         env["SKIP_OPTIMIZE_ICONS"] == "1" &&
+        env["DISABLE_TRANSLATION_OVERRIDES"] == "1" &&
         command == "rake db:migrate" &&
         options[:chdir] == Rails.root
     end.once