diff --git a/jigasi.yml b/jigasi.yml
index 4bef2a1..dbbbcbe 100644
--- a/jigasi.yml
+++ b/jigasi.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ services:
             - XMPP_PORT
             - XMPP_DOMAIN
             - PUBLIC_URL
+            - JIGASI_DISABLE_SIP
             - JIGASI_SIP_URI
             - JIGASI_SIP_PASSWORD
             - JIGASI_SIP_SERVER
diff --git a/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties b/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
index cd6cc3f..ce0eb74 100644
--- a/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
+++ b/jigasi/rootfs/defaults/sip-communicator.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 {{ $XMPP_PORT := .Env.XMPP_PORT | default "5222" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_SERVER := .Env.XMPP_SERVER | default "xmpp.meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_SERVERS := splitList "," $XMPP_SERVER -}}
+{{ $DISABLE_SIP := .Env.JIGASI_DISABLE_SIP | default "false" | toBool -}}
 {{/* assign env from context, preserve during range when . is re-assigned */}}
 {{ $ENV := .Env -}}
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ net.java.sip.communicator.impl.protocol.jabber.acc{{ $index }}.BREWERY={{ $JIGAS
 net.java.sip.communicator.impl.protocol.jabber.acc{{ $index }}.DOMAIN_BASE={{ $XMPP_DOMAIN }}
 {{ end -}}
 org.jitsi.jigasi.BREWERY_ENABLED=true
+org.jitsi.jigasi.ENABLE_SIP={{ not $DISABLE_SIP }}
 
 org.jitsi.jigasi.HEALTH_CHECK_SIP_URI={{ .Env.JIGASI_HEALTH_CHECK_SIP_URI | default "" }}
 org.jitsi.jigasi.HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL={{ .Env.JIGASI_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL | default "300000" }}