diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index dac2259f4..577968f0d 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ db:
   port: 5432
   dbname: invidious
 full_refresh: false
-https_only: false
\ No newline at end of file
+https_only: false
+geo_bypass: true
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 37a68d202..614b25c05 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 ab33c3aff..ac48534a0 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