diff --git a/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh b/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
index 18cb782e9..45d852c45 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/frontend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ __AUDIT__=${AUDIT:=false}
 __MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__=${MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT:=0}
 __TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__=${TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT:=0}
 __SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__=${SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT:=0}
+__HISTORICAL_PRICE__=${HISTORICAL_PRICE:=true}
 
 # Export as environment variables to be used by envsubst
 export __TESTNET_ENABLED__
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export __AUDIT__
 export __MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__
 export __TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__
 export __SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT__
+export __HISTORICAL_PRICE__
 
 folder=$(find /var/www/mempool -name "config.js" | xargs dirname)
 echo ${folder}
diff --git a/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json b/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
index 9035315a4..084cbd0ef 100644
--- a/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
+++ b/frontend/mempool-frontend-config.sample.json
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
   "MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT": 0,
   "TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT": 0,
   "SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT": 0,
-  "LIGHTNING": false
+  "LIGHTNING": false,
+  "HISTORICAL_PRICE": true
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/price.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/price.service.ts
index e3ec93c8b..93c4ce449 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/price.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/price.service.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class PriceService {
   }
 
   getBlockPrice$(blockTimestamp: number, singlePrice = false): Observable<Price | undefined> {
-    if (this.stateService.env.BASE_MODULE !== 'mempool') {
+    if (this.stateService.env.BASE_MODULE !== 'mempool' || !this.stateService.env.HISTORICAL_PRICE) {
       return of(undefined);
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index 33de7823d..c56a5e79e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface Env {
   MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT: number;
   TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT: number;
   SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT: number;
+  HISTORICAL_PRICE: boolean;
 }
 
 const defaultEnv: Env = {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const defaultEnv: Env = {
   'MAINNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT': 0,
   'TESTNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT': 0,
   'SIGNET_BLOCK_AUDIT_START_HEIGHT': 0,
+  'HISTORICAL_PRICE': true,
 };
 
 @Injectable({