diff --git a/project_amber/app.py b/project_amber/app.py
index 7e1c771..4170d88 100644
--- a/project_amber/app.py
+++ b/project_amber/app.py
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 app.add_url_rule("/api/logout", "logout", logout, methods=["POST"])
 app.add_url_rule("/api/login_check", "login_check", login_check, \
     methods=["GET"])
-app.add_url_rule("/api/signup", "signup", signup, methods=["POST"])
 app.add_url_rule("/api/task", "task", handle_task_request, \
     methods=["GET", "POST"])
 app.add_url_rule("/api/task/<task_id>", "task_id", handle_task_id_request, \
     methods=["GET", "PATCH", "DELETE"])
 
+if config["allow_signup"]:
+    app.add_url_rule("/api/signup", "signup", signup, methods=["POST"])
+
 @app.before_first_request
 def create_tables():
     db.create_all() # create all tables on first run
diff --git a/project_amber/config.py b/project_amber/config.py
index a7dc3f1..e224c2f 100644
--- a/project_amber/config.py
+++ b/project_amber/config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 config = {
     "database": "",
-    "loglevel": 0
+    "loglevel": 0,
+    "allow_signup": False
 }
 
 # search for every file name and load the config from the first file