diff --git a/renderer/README.md b/renderer/README.md
index 3440d9e..0a34d32 100644
--- a/renderer/README.md
+++ b/renderer/README.md
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ The worker can be configured using environment variables or a `.env` file in the
 | `S3_ACCESS_KEY`	| S3 access key | Yes | `-` |
 | `S3_SECRET_KEY`	| S3 secret key	| Yes | `-` |
 | `PROMETHEUS_HOST` |	Prometheus address | Yes | `-` |
+| `PROMETHEUS_ENABLED` | Enable or disable Prometheus metrics | No | false |
 | `LOG_LEVEL`	| Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)	|	No | `INFO` |
 | `LOG_DEBUG`	| Enable debug logging (true/false)	| No | `true` |
 | `RENDERER_PREVIEW` | Render image in lower resolution and only 5 samples (true/false) | No | `false` |
diff --git a/renderer/worker/include/config.hpp b/renderer/worker/include/config.hpp
index 1c0e6ce..2f54c0f 100644
--- a/renderer/worker/include/config.hpp
+++ b/renderer/worker/include/config.hpp
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ class Config {
     std::optional<std::string> s3Host_;
     std::optional<std::string> s3AccessKey_;
     std::optional<std::string> s3SecretKey_;
-    Logger::Level logLevel_ = Logger::Level::INFO;  // default
-    bool logDebug_ = false;                         // default
-    bool rendererPreview_ = false;                  // default
-    int rendererPreviewMaxSize_ = 256;              // default
-    int rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_ = 2;          // default
+    Logger::Level logLevel_ = Logger::Level::INFO;
+    bool logDebug_ = false;
+    bool rendererPreview_ = false;
+    int rendererPreviewMaxSize_ = 256;
+    int rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_ = 2;
+    bool prometheusEnabled_ = false;
 
    public:
     Config() = default;
@@ -46,4 +47,5 @@ class Config {
     bool rendererPreview() const;
     int rendererPreviewMaxSize() const;
     int rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor() const;
+    bool prometheusEnabled() const;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderer/worker/src/config.cpp b/renderer/worker/src/config.cpp
index 2286163..34b35d6 100644
--- a/renderer/worker/src/config.cpp
+++ b/renderer/worker/src/config.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void Config::apply(env::dotenv dotenv) {
         if (dotenv.hasVariable("RENDERER_PREVIEW_UPSCALE_FACTOR"))
             rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_ = dotenv["RENDERER_PREVIEW_UPSCALE_FACTOR"];
         if (dotenv.hasVariable("PROMETHEUS_HOST")) prometheusHost_ = dotenv["PROMETHEUS_HOST"];
+        if (dotenv.hasVariable("PROMETHEUS_ENABLED")) prometheusEnabled_ = dotenv["PROMETHEUS_ENABLED"];
     } catch (const env::Value::ValueError& e) {
         throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Invalid value format in .env file. Error: {}.", e.what()));
     }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ void Config::fromEnvironment() {
         if (char* ptr = std::getenv("RENDERER_PREVIEW_MAX_SIZE")) rendererPreviewMaxSize_ = env::Value(ptr);
         if (char* ptr = std::getenv("RENDERER_PREVIEW_UPSCALE_FACTOR")) rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_ = env::Value(ptr);
         if (char* ptr = std::getenv("PROMETHEUS_HOST")) prometheusHost_ = env::Value(ptr);
+        if (char* ptr = std::getenv("PROMETHEUS_ENABLED")) prometheusEnabled_ = env::Value(ptr);
     } catch (const env::Value::ValueError& e) {
         throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Invalid environment variable value format. Error: {}.", e.what()));
     }
@@ -132,4 +134,5 @@ Logger::Level Config::logLevel() const { return logLevel_; }
 bool Config::logDebug() const { return logDebug_; }
 bool Config::rendererPreview() const { return rendererPreview_; }
 int Config::rendererPreviewMaxSize() const { return rendererPreviewMaxSize_; }
-int Config::rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor() const { return rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_; }
\ No newline at end of file
+int Config::rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor() const { return rendererPreviewUpscaleFactor_; }
+bool Config::prometheusEnabled() const { return prometheusEnabled_; }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderer/worker/src/service.cpp b/renderer/worker/src/service.cpp
index b32ebe4..141f1d7 100644
--- a/renderer/worker/src/service.cpp
+++ b/renderer/worker/src/service.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ int main() try {
     KafkaConsumer commandConsumer(config.kafkaHost(), config.kafkaCommandsGroupId(), config.kafkaTopicCommands());
     KafkaProducer producer(config.kafkaHost());
 
-    Prometheus prometheus(config.prometheusHost());
+    std::optional<Prometheus> prometheus;
+    if (config.prometheusEnabled()) prometheus = Prometheus(config.prometheusHost());
 
     logger.info(std::format("Listening for messages..."));
     while (running) {
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ int main() try {
             write(STDOUT_FILENO, glbData.data(), glbData.size());
             logger.debug(std::format("Written {} bytes in pipe for scene", glbData.size()));
 
-            prometheus.onRenderStarted();
+            if (config.prometheusEnabled()) prometheus->onRenderStarted();
             while (running) {
                 int status;
                 pid_t result = waitpid(renderer_pid, &status, WNOHANG);
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ int main() try {
                                 std::format("Reading from pipe truncates image (read only {}/{} bytes)", total_read,
                                             result.size()));
                         }
-                        prometheus.onRenderFinished(resultHeader.metrics);
+                        if (config.prometheusEnabled()) prometheus->onRenderFinished(resultHeader.metrics);
                     }
                     taskConsumer.commit();
                     logger.info(std::format("Current message processing finished successfully. Listening..."));