diff --git a/backend/src/apis/KlicktippController.ts b/backend/src/apis/KlicktippController.ts
index 7ff65a9f3..544b39d97 100644
--- a/backend/src/apis/KlicktippController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/apis/KlicktippController.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const getKlickTippUser = async (email: string): Promise<any> => {
     const result = await klicktippConnector.subscriberGet(subscriberId)
     return result
   }
-  throw new Error()
+  return false
 }
 
 export const loginKlicktippUser = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const untagUser = async (email: string, tagId: string): Promise<boolean>
   if (isLogin) {
     return await klicktippConnector.untag(email, tagId)
   }
-  throw new Error()
+  return false
 }
 
 export const tagUser = async (email: string, tagIds: string): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const tagUser = async (email: string, tagIds: string): Promise<boolean> =
   if (isLogin) {
     return await klicktippConnector.tag(email, tagIds)
   }
-  throw new Error()
+  return false
 }
 
 export const getKlicktippTagMap = async () => {
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ export const getKlicktippTagMap = async () => {
   if (isLogin) {
     return await klicktippConnector.tagIndex()
   }
-  throw new Error()
+  return ''
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index 2659849f2..98a67864c 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const database = {
 }
 
 const klicktipp = {
+  KLICKTIPP: process.env.KLICKTIPP === 'true' || false,
   KLICKTTIPP_API_URL: process.env.KLICKTIPP_API_URL || 'https://api.klicktipp.com',
   KLICKTIPP_USER: process.env.KLICKTIPP_USER || 'gradido_test',
   KLICKTIPP_PASSWORD: process.env.KLICKTIPP_PASSWORD || 'secret321',
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
index 8b8118c0f..5dae4e4b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/klicktippMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MiddlewareFn } from 'type-graphql'
 import { signIn, getKlickTippUser } from '../apis/KlicktippController'
 import { KlickTipp } from '../graphql/models/KlickTipp'
+import CONFIG from '../config/index'
 
 export const klicktippRegistrationMiddleware: MiddlewareFn = async (
   // Only for demo
@@ -21,8 +22,10 @@ export const klicktippNewsletterStateMiddleware: MiddlewareFn = async (
   next,
 ) => {
   const result = await next()
-  const klickTippUser = await getKlickTippUser(result.email)
-  const klickTipp = new KlickTipp(klickTippUser)
-  result.klickTipp = klickTipp
+  if (CONFIG.KLICKTIPP) {
+    const klickTippUser = await getKlickTippUser(result.email)
+    const klickTipp = new KlickTipp(klickTippUser)
+    result.klickTipp = klickTipp
+  }
   return result
 }