2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 37a68d20..614b25c0 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spawn do
 end
 
 proxies = {} of String => Array({ip: String, port: Int32})
+if CONFIG.geo_bypass
 spawn do
   find_working_proxies(BYPASS_REGIONS) do |region, list|
     if !list.empty?
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ spawn do
     end
   end
 end
+end
 
 before_all do |env|
   env.response.headers["X-XSS-Protection"] = "1; mode=block;"
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
index ab33c3af..ac48534a 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Config
     https_only:   Bool?,
     hmac_key:     String?,
     full_refresh: Bool,
+    geo_bypass:   Bool,
   })
 end