diff --git a/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancy.php b/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancy.php
index 59a2fc40..6dac54b8 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancy.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/InitializeTenancy.php
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ class InitializeTenancy
 {
     public function __construct(Closure $onFail = null)
     {
-        $this->onFail = $onFail ?: function ($e) { throw $e; };
+        $this->onFail = $onFail ?: function ($e) {
+            throw $e;
+        };
     }
 
     /**
@@ -20,8 +22,12 @@ class InitializeTenancy
      */
     public function handle($request, Closure $next)
     {
+        if (in_array($request->getHost(), config('tenancy.exempt_domains', []))) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
         try {
-            tenancy()->init();   
+            tenancy()->init();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             // Pass the exception to the onFail function if it takes any parameters.
             $callback = $this->onFail;
diff --git a/src/config/tenancy.php b/src/config/tenancy.php
index 4c2ce2bc..00e4b79c 100644
--- a/src/config/tenancy.php
+++ b/src/config/tenancy.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 return [
     'storage_driver' => 'Stancl\Tenancy\StorageDrivers\RedisStorageDriver',
+    'exempt_domains' => [
+        // 'localhost',
+    ],
     'database' => [
         'based_on' => 'mysql',
         'prefix' => 'tenant',