diff --git a/packages/cms/keystatic/src/keystatic-route-handler.ts b/packages/cms/keystatic/src/keystatic-route-handler.ts
index 41ed54602..081b1075e 100644
--- a/packages/cms/keystatic/src/keystatic-route-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/cms/keystatic/src/keystatic-route-handler.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,28 @@ import { makeRouteHandler } from '@keystatic/next/route-handler';
 
 import config from './keystatic.config';
 
-export const keystaticRouteHandlers = makeRouteHandler({
+const handlers = makeRouteHandler({
   config,
 });
+
+/**
+ * @name productionGuard
+ * @description Guard for production environment. Returns 404 if in production.
+ * @param routeHandler
+ */
+function productionGuard(routeHandler: (req: Request) => Promise<Response>) {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    return new Response('Not found', { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  return (req: Request) => routeHandler(req);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @name keystaticRouteHandlers
+ * @description Route handlers for keystatic
+ */
+export const keystaticRouteHandlers = {
+  POST: productionGuard(handlers.POST),
+  GET: productionGuard(handlers.GET),
+};
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/keystatic/layout.tsx.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/keystatic/layout.tsx.hbs
index d78a4226a..ef3a5449b 100644
--- a/turbo/generators/templates/keystatic/layout.tsx.hbs
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/keystatic/layout.tsx.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 import KeystaticAdmin from '@kit/keystatic/admin';
 
 export default function Layout() {
-  return (
-    <KeystaticAdmin />
-  );
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    redirect('/');
+  }
+
+  return <KeystaticAdmin />;
 }
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