diff --git a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
index a9f246767..d3380a2ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
+++ b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
@@ -151,5 +151,9 @@
     "ENABLED": true,
     "PAID": false,
     "API_KEY": "__MEMPOOL_CURRENCY_API_KEY__"
+  },
+  "STRATUM": {
+    "ENABLED": false,
+    "API": "http://127.0.0.1:1234"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index b3cf7e2a7..e76d22545 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
         PAID: false,
         API_KEY: '',
       });
+
+      expect(config.STRATUM).toStrictEqual({
+        ENABLED: false,
+        API: 'http://127.0.0.1:1234',
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts b/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
index 5fa3dd7a3..a8ee64106 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { WebSocket } from 'ws';
 import logger from '../../logger';
+import config from '../../config';
 import websocketHandler from '../websocket-handler';
 
 export interface StratumJob {
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ class StratumApi {
   }
 
   public async connectWebsocket(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!config.STRATUM.ENABLED) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.runWebsocketLoop = true;
     if (this.startedWebsocketLoop) {
       return;
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ class StratumApi {
     while (this.runWebsocketLoop) {
       this.startedWebsocketLoop = true;
       if (!this.ws) {
-        this.ws = new WebSocket(`http://localhost:3333`);
+        this.ws = new WebSocket(`${config.STRATUM.API}`);
         this.websocketConnected = true;
 
         this.ws.on('open', () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index 794421551..0f1f44369 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ interface IConfig {
   WALLETS: {
     ENABLED: boolean;
     WALLETS: string[];
+  },
+  STRATUM: {
+    ENABLED: boolean;
+    API: string;
   }
 }
 
@@ -332,6 +336,10 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'ENABLED': false,
     'WALLETS': [],
   },
+  'STRATUM': {
+    'ENABLED': false,
+    'API': 'http://127.0.0.1:1234',
+  }
 };
 
 class Config implements IConfig {
@@ -354,6 +362,7 @@ class Config implements IConfig {
   REDIS: IConfig['REDIS'];
   FIAT_PRICE: IConfig['FIAT_PRICE'];
   WALLETS: IConfig['WALLETS'];
+  STRATUM: IConfig['STRATUM'];
 
   constructor() {
     const configs = this.merge(configFromFile, defaults);
@@ -376,6 +385,7 @@ class Config implements IConfig {
     this.REDIS = configs.REDIS;
     this.FIAT_PRICE = configs.FIAT_PRICE;
     this.WALLETS = configs.WALLETS;
+    this.STRATUM = configs.STRATUM;
   }
 
   merge = (...objects: object[]): IConfig => {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 53c4c2f22..dc6a8ae1a 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ class Server {
     loadingIndicators.setProgressChangedCallback(websocketHandler.handleLoadingChanged.bind(websocketHandler));
 
     accelerationApi.connectWebsocket();
-    stratumApi.connectWebsocket();
+    if (config.STRATUM.ENABLED) {
+      stratumApi.connectWebsocket();
+    }
   }
 
   setUpHttpApiRoutes(): void {