diff --git a/.env-template b/.env-template
index 33a7bb984..7b4c9b288 100644
--- a/.env-template
+++ b/.env-template
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ ROUTER_CHARGE_JOINS=true
 
 # Charge an org for a packet received late or replayed (default: false).
 ROUTER_CHARGE_LATE_PACKETS=false
+
+# Flag to disable preferred hotspot feature (default: false).
+ROUTER_DISABLE_PREFERRED_HOTSPOT=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/sys.config.src b/config/sys.config.src
index f929ed1fe..d69b4d8c6 100644
--- a/config/sys.config.src
+++ b/config/sys.config.src
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     {router, [
         {devaddr_prefix, "${ROUTER_DEVADDR_PREFIX}"},
         {is_chain_dead, "${ROUTER_IS_CHAIN_DEAD}"},
+        {disable_preferred_hotspot, "${ROUTER_DISABLE_PREFERRED_HOTSPOT}"},
         {grpc_port, ${GRPC_PORT:-8080}},
         {max_v8_context, 1000},
         {oui, "${ROUTER_OUI}"},
diff --git a/config/test.config b/config/test.config
index b12634468..0c323a232 100644
--- a/config/test.config
+++ b/config/test.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- erlang -*-
 [
     {router, [
+        {disable_preferred_hotspot, "false"},
         {oui, 1},
         {devaddr_prefix, "72"},
         {metrics_port, 3001},
diff --git a/src/device/router_device_routing.erl b/src/device/router_device_routing.erl
index 4c4ccaa91..17e99bd4f 100644
--- a/src/device/router_device_routing.erl
+++ b/src/device/router_device_routing.erl
@@ -572,15 +572,20 @@ maybe_multi_buy_offer(Device, PHash) ->
     Hotspot :: libp2p_crypto:pubkey_bin()
 ) -> none_preferred | preferred | not_preferred_hotspot.
 check_device_preferred_hotspots(Device, Hotspot) ->
-    case router_device:preferred_hotspots(Device) of
-        [] ->
+    case router_utils:get_env_bool(disable_preferred_hotspot, false) of
+        true ->
             none_preferred;
-        PreferredHotspots when is_list(PreferredHotspots) ->
-            case lists:member(Hotspot, PreferredHotspots) of
-                true ->
-                    preferred;
-                _ ->
-                    not_preferred_hotspot
+        false ->
+            case router_device:preferred_hotspots(Device) of
+                [] ->
+                    none_preferred;
+                PreferredHotspots when is_list(PreferredHotspots) ->
+                    case lists:member(Hotspot, PreferredHotspots) of
+                        true ->
+                            preferred;
+                        _ ->
+                            not_preferred_hotspot
+                    end
             end
     end.