diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index 86d226154..c4227adce 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "MEMPOOL": {
     "NETWORK": "mainnet",
     "BACKEND": "electrum",
+    "ENABLED": true,
     "HTTP_PORT": 8999,
     "SPAWN_CLUSTER_PROCS": 0,
     "API_URL_PREFIX": "/api/v1/",
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index 43ba16cb3..052affb45 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const configFromFile = require(
 
 interface IConfig {
   MEMPOOL: {
+    ENABLED: boolean;
     NETWORK: 'mainnet' | 'testnet' | 'signet' | 'liquid' | 'liquidtestnet';
     BACKEND: 'esplora' | 'electrum' | 'none';
     HTTP_PORT: number;
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ interface IConfig {
 
 const defaults: IConfig = {
   'MEMPOOL': {
+    'ENABLED': true,
     'NETWORK': 'mainnet',
     'BACKEND': 'none',
     'HTTP_PORT': 8999,
@@ -224,11 +226,11 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'BISQ_URL': 'https://bisq.markets/api',
     'BISQ_ONION': 'http://bisqmktse2cabavbr2xjq7xw3h6g5ottemo5rolfcwt6aly6tp5fdryd.onion/api'
   },
-  "MAXMIND": {
+  'MAXMIND': {
     'ENABLED': false,
-    "GEOLITE2_CITY": "/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-City.mmdb",
-    "GEOLITE2_ASN": "/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb",
-    "GEOIP2_ISP": "/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoIP2-ISP.mmdb"
+    'GEOLITE2_CITY': '/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-City.mmdb',
+    'GEOLITE2_ASN': '/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb',
+    'GEOIP2_ISP': '/usr/local/share/GeoIP/GeoIP2-ISP.mmdb'
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index d1e3cee8d..2bcb98de1 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import express from "express";
+import express from 'express';
 import { Application, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import * as WebSocket from 'ws';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import miningRoutes from './api/mining/mining-routes';
 import bisqRoutes from './api/bisq/bisq.routes';
 import liquidRoutes from './api/liquid/liquid.routes';
 import bitcoinRoutes from './api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes';
-import fundingTxFetcher from "./tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher";
+import fundingTxFetcher from './tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher';
 
 class Server {
   private wss: WebSocket.Server | undefined;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Server {
     }
   }
 
-  async startServer(worker = false) {
+  async startServer(worker = false): Promise<void> {
     logger.notice(`Starting Mempool Server${worker ? ' (worker)' : ''}... (${backendInfo.getShortCommitHash()})`);
 
     this.app
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ class Server {
     this.setUpWebsocketHandling();
 
     await syncAssets.syncAssets$();
-    diskCache.loadMempoolCache();
+    if (config.MEMPOOL.ENABLED) {
+      diskCache.loadMempoolCache();
+    }
 
     if (config.DATABASE.ENABLED) {
       await DB.checkDbConnection();
@@ -127,7 +129,10 @@ class Server {
     fiatConversion.startService();
 
     this.setUpHttpApiRoutes();
-    this.runMainUpdateLoop();
+
+    if (config.MEMPOOL.ENABLED) {
+      this.runMainUpdateLoop();
+    }
 
     if (config.BISQ.ENABLED) {
       bisq.startBisqService();
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ class Server {
     });
   }
 
-  async runMainUpdateLoop() {
+  async runMainUpdateLoop(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       try {
         await memPool.$updateMemPoolInfo();
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ class Server {
     }
   }
 
-  async $runLightningBackend() {
+  async $runLightningBackend(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       await fundingTxFetcher.$init();
       await networkSyncService.$startService();
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ class Server {
     };
 }
 
-  setUpWebsocketHandling() {
+  setUpWebsocketHandling(): void {
     if (this.wss) {
       websocketHandler.setWebsocketServer(this.wss);
     }
@@ -209,19 +214,21 @@ class Server {
       });
     }
     websocketHandler.setupConnectionHandling();
-    statistics.setNewStatisticsEntryCallback(websocketHandler.handleNewStatistic.bind(websocketHandler));
-    blocks.setNewBlockCallback(websocketHandler.handleNewBlock.bind(websocketHandler));
-    memPool.setMempoolChangedCallback(websocketHandler.handleMempoolChange.bind(websocketHandler));
+    if (config.MEMPOOL.ENABLED) {
+      statistics.setNewStatisticsEntryCallback(websocketHandler.handleNewStatistic.bind(websocketHandler));
+      blocks.setNewBlockCallback(websocketHandler.handleNewBlock.bind(websocketHandler));
+      memPool.setMempoolChangedCallback(websocketHandler.handleMempoolChange.bind(websocketHandler));
+    }
     fiatConversion.setProgressChangedCallback(websocketHandler.handleNewConversionRates.bind(websocketHandler));
     loadingIndicators.setProgressChangedCallback(websocketHandler.handleLoadingChanged.bind(websocketHandler));
   }
-
-  setUpHttpApiRoutes() {
+  
+  setUpHttpApiRoutes(): void {
     bitcoinRoutes.initRoutes(this.app);
-    if (config.STATISTICS.ENABLED && config.DATABASE.ENABLED) {
+    if (config.STATISTICS.ENABLED && config.DATABASE.ENABLED && config.MEMPOOL.ENABLED) {
       statisticsRoutes.initRoutes(this.app);
     }
-    if (Common.indexingEnabled()) {
+    if (Common.indexingEnabled() && config.MEMPOOL.ENABLED) {
       miningRoutes.initRoutes(this.app);
     }
     if (config.BISQ.ENABLED) {
@@ -238,4 +245,4 @@ class Server {
   }
 }
 
-const server = new Server();
+((): Server => new Server())();