diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index f448062..94dca26 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
     // get command line options
     xmreg::CmdLineOptions opts {ac, av};
 
-    auto help_opt    = opts.get_option<bool>("help");
-    auto testnet_opt = opts.get_option<bool>("testnet");
+    auto help_opt          = opts.get_option<bool>("help");
+    auto testnet_opt       = opts.get_option<bool>("testnet");
+    auto enable_pusher_opt = opts.get_option<bool>("enable-pusher");
 
     // if help was chosen, display help text and finish
     if (*help_opt)
@@ -33,13 +34,15 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    bool testnet {*testnet_opt};
+    bool testnet       {*testnet_opt};
+    bool enable_pusher {*enable_pusher_opt};
 
     auto port_opt           = opts.get_option<string>("port");
     auto bc_path_opt        = opts.get_option<string>("bc-path");
     auto custom_db_path_opt = opts.get_option<string>("custom-db-path");
     auto deamon_url_opt     = opts.get_option<string>("deamon-url");
 
+
     //cast port number in string to uint16
     uint16_t app_port = boost::lexical_cast<uint16_t>(*port_opt);
 
@@ -107,10 +110,12 @@ int main(int ac, const char* av[]) {
 
     // create instance of page class which
     // contains logic for the website
-    xmreg::page xmrblocks(&mcore, core_storage,
+    xmreg::page xmrblocks(&mcore,
+                          core_storage,
                           deamon_url,
                           custom_db_path_str,
-                          testnet);
+                          testnet,
+                          enable_pusher);
 
     // crow instance
     crow::SimpleApp app;
diff --git a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
index 291adbb..9252257 100644
--- a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace xmreg
                  "produce help message")
                 ("testnet,t", value<bool>()->default_value(false)->implicit_value(true),
                  "use testnet blockchain")
+                ("enable-pusher", value<bool>()->default_value(false)->implicit_value(true),
+                 "enable pushing signed tx")
                 ("port,p", value<string>()->default_value("8081"),
                  "default port")
                 ("bc-path,b", value<string>(),
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index e0f6e8a..12772ee 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -251,17 +251,21 @@ class page {
 
     bool testnet;
 
+    bool enable_pusher;
+
 
 public:
 
     page(MicroCore* _mcore, Blockchain* _core_storage,
-         string _deamon_url, string _lmdb2_path, bool _testnet)
+         string _deamon_url, string _lmdb2_path,
+         bool _testnet, bool _enable_pusher)
             : mcore {_mcore},
               core_storage {_core_storage},
               rpc {_deamon_url},
               server_timestamp {std::time(nullptr)},
               lmdb2_path {_lmdb2_path},
-              testnet {_testnet}
+              testnet {_testnet},
+              enable_pusher {_enable_pusher}
     {
         css_styles = xmreg::read(TMPL_CSS_STYLES);
     }
@@ -1960,6 +1964,18 @@ public:
 
             string rpc_error_msg;
 
+            if (this->enable_pusher == false)
+            {
+                string error_msg = fmt::format(
+                        "Pushing signed transactions is disabled. "
+                        "Run explorer with --enable-pusher flag to enable it.\n");
+
+                context["has_error"] = true;
+                context["error_msg"] = error_msg;
+
+                break;
+            }
+
             if (!rpc.commit_tx(ptx, rpc_error_msg))
             {
                 string error_msg = fmt::format(