diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_config.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_config.hpp
index cd2c9b8d7..f94b1d151 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_config.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_config.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 
 public:
 	bool enable{ true };
+	bool enable_scan{ true };
 	bool enable_database_scan{ false };
 	bool enable_dependency_walker{ true };
 	bool enable_frontier_scan{ true };
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
index 67ba813c9..ff35244d3 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/service.cpp
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ void nano::bootstrap_ascending::service::start ()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	priorities_thread = std::thread ([this] () {
-		nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::ascending_bootstrap);
-		run_priorities ();
-	});
+	if (config.enable_scan)
+	{
+		priorities_thread = std::thread ([this] () {
+			nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::ascending_bootstrap);
+			run_priorities ();
+		});
+	}
 
 	if (config.enable_database_scan)
 	{