diff --git a/src/server/api/information.get.ts b/src/server/api/information.get.ts
index ff9e2373..dbe57adb 100644
--- a/src/server/api/information.get.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/information.get.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { gt } from 'semver';
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
-  const latestRelease = await cachedFetchLatestRelease();
+  let latestRelease: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof cachedFetchLatestRelease>>;
+  if (WG_ENV.DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK) {
+    latestRelease = { version: RELEASE, changelog: '' };
+  } else {
+    latestRelease = await cachedFetchLatestRelease();
+  }
+
   const updateAvailable = gt(latestRelease.version, RELEASE);
   const insecure = WG_ENV.INSECURE;
   const isAwg = WG_ENV.WG_EXECUTABLE === 'awg';
diff --git a/src/server/utils/config.ts b/src/server/utils/config.ts
index 1c5b2081..ff994859 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/server/utils/config.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const WG_ENV = {
   /** If IPv6 should be disabled */
   DISABLE_IPV6: process.env.DISABLE_IPV6 === 'true',
   WG_EXECUTABLE: await detectAwg(),
+  DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK: process.env.DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK === 'true'
 };
 
 export const WG_INITIAL_ENV = {