diff --git a/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle_web/channels/main_channel.ex b/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle_web/channels/main_channel.ex
index 4bf782cef..d11ef95d2 100644
--- a/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle_web/channels/main_channel.ex
+++ b/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle_web/channels/main_channel.ex
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ defmodule CodebattleWeb.MainChannel do
 
   alias CodebattleWeb.Presence
 
+  @use_presence Application.compile_env(:codebattle, CodebattleWeb.MainChannel)[:use_presence]
+
   def join("main", %{"state" => state}, socket) do
     current_user = socket.assigns.current_user
 
     if !current_user.is_guest do
       topic = "main:#{current_user.id}"
       Codebattle.PubSub.subscribe(topic)
-      send(self(), {:after_join, state})
+
+      if @use_presence do
+        send(self(), {:after_join, state})
+      end
     end
 
     {:ok, %{}, socket}
diff --git a/services/app/config/dev.exs b/services/app/config/dev.exs
index 00258dc20..a422067e9 100644
--- a/services/app/config/dev.exs
+++ b/services/app/config/dev.exs
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ config :codebattle, Codebattle.Plugs, rollbar_api_key: System.get_env("ROLLBAR_A
 config :codebattle, Codebattle.Invite,
   timeout: :timer.minutes(15),
   lifetime: :timer.minutes(15)
+
+config :codebattle, CodebattleWeb.MainChannel, use_presence: true
diff --git a/services/app/config/prod.exs b/services/app/config/prod.exs
index 853fcbfce..a813f1f36 100644
--- a/services/app/config/prod.exs
+++ b/services/app/config/prod.exs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config :logger, level: :error
 
 config :codebattle, Codebattle.Invite, timeout: :timer.minutes(15)
 config :codebattle, Codebattle.Invite, lifetime: :timer.minutes(15)
+config :codebattle, CodebattleWeb.MainChannel, use_presence: false
 config :codebattle, ws_port: 8080
 
 config :codebattle, restore_tournaments: true
diff --git a/services/app/config/test.exs b/services/app/config/test.exs
index 83108302c..3f44964b5 100644
--- a/services/app/config/test.exs
+++ b/services/app/config/test.exs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ config :codebattle, Codebattle.Invite,
   timeout: :timer.seconds(1000),
   lifetime: :timer.seconds(0)
 
+config :codebattle, CodebattleWeb.MainChannel, use_presence: false
+
 config :codebattle, tasks_provider: Codebattle.Game.FakeTasksQueuesServer
 
 config :codebattle, :firebase,