diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index ad2ef49..1470284 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ email = "me@example.com"
 [ln]
 cln_path = "~/.lightning/signet/lightning-rpc"
 authorized_users = ["04918dfc36c93e7db6cc0d60f37e1522f1c36b64d3f4b424c532d7c595febbc5"]
+enable_node_manager = false
 jwt_secret = "supersecretprivatekey"
 ln_backend = "Cln"
 fee_percent = 1.0
diff --git a/mint/src/config.rs b/mint/src/config.rs
index 0747e78..8bb3188 100644
--- a/mint/src/config.rs
+++ b/mint/src/config.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub enum LnBackend {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct Ln {
     pub ln_backend: LnBackend,
+    pub enable_node_manager: bool,
     pub authorized_users: HashSet<XOnlyPublicKey>,
     pub jwt_secret: String,
     pub cln_path: Option<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/mint/src/ln/mod.rs b/mint/src/ln/mod.rs
index 4f90da6..576bc8f 100644
--- a/mint/src/ln/mod.rs
+++ b/mint/src/ln/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub mod node_manager;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Ln {
     pub ln_processor: Arc<dyn LnProcessor>,
-    pub node_manager: node_manager::Nodemanger,
+    pub node_manager: Option<node_manager::Nodemanger>,
 }
 
 /// Possible states of an invoice
diff --git a/mint/src/main.rs b/mint/src/main.rs
index 12e16cc..6afa373 100644
--- a/mint/src/main.rs
+++ b/mint/src/main.rs
@@ -111,23 +111,41 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             .ok_or(anyhow!("cln socket not defined"))?;
 
             let cln = Arc::new(Cln::new(cln_socket, db.clone(), mint.clone()).await?);
+
+            let node_manager = match settings.ln.enable_node_manager {
+                true => Some(ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Cln(cln.clone())),
+                false => None,
+            };
+
             Ln {
                 ln_processor: cln.clone(),
-                node_manager: ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Cln(cln),
+                node_manager,
             }
         }
         LnBackend::Greenlight => {
             let gln = Arc::new(Greenlight::new(db.clone(), mint.clone()).await?);
+
+            let node_manager = match settings.ln.enable_node_manager {
+                true => Some(ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Greenlight(gln.clone())),
+                false => None,
+            };
+
             Ln {
                 ln_processor: gln.clone(),
-                node_manager: ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Greenlight(gln),
+                node_manager,
             }
         }
         LnBackend::Ldk => {
             let ldk = Arc::new(Ldk::new(&settings, db.clone()).await?);
+
+            let node_manager = match settings.ln.enable_node_manager {
+                true => Some(ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Ldk(ldk.clone())),
+                false => None,
+            };
+
             Ln {
                 ln_processor: ldk.clone(),
-                node_manager: ln::node_manager::Nodemanger::Ldk(ldk),
+                node_manager,
             }
         }
     };
@@ -147,18 +165,22 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let settings_clone = settings.clone();
 
     let db_clone = db.clone();
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        loop {
-            if let Err(err) = ln_clone
-                .node_manager
-                .start_server(&settings_clone, db_clone.clone())
-                .await
-            {
-                warn!("{:?}", err)
-            }
-        }
-    });
 
+    if settings.ln.enable_node_manager {
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            loop {
+                if let Err(err) = ln_clone
+                    .clone()
+                    .node_manager
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .start_server(&settings_clone, db_clone.clone())
+                    .await
+                {
+                    warn!("{:?}", err)
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
     let state = MintState {
         db,
         ln,