diff --git a/packages/core/src/routes/application.test.ts b/packages/core/src/routes/application.test.ts
index 6fc0364ec..7a73dd3f3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routes/application.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/routes/application.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('application route', () => {
     const response = await applicationRequest.get('/applications');
     expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
     expect(response.body).toEqual([mockApplication]);
-    expect(response.header).toHaveProperty('total-number', '10');
+    expect(response.header).not.toHaveProperty('total-number');
   });
 
   it('POST /applications', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/routes/application.ts b/packages/core/src/routes/application.ts
index 8f7dbee4e..f096718e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/routes/application.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/routes/application.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,16 @@ export default function applicationRoutes<T extends AuthedRouter>(
 
   router.get(
     '/applications',
-    koaPagination(),
+    koaPagination({ isOptional: true }),
     koaGuard({ response: z.array(Applications.guard), status: 200 }),
     async (ctx, next) => {
-      const { limit, offset } = ctx.pagination;
+      const { limit, offset, disabled: paginationDisabled } = ctx.pagination;
+
+      if (paginationDisabled) {
+        ctx.body = await findAllApplications();
+
+        return next();
+      }
 
       const [{ count }, applications] = await Promise.all([
         findTotalNumberOfApplications(),