diff --git a/app/routes/users.server.routes.js b/app/routes/users.server.routes.js
index c459a8c5..b8b0eed2 100755
--- a/app/routes/users.server.routes.js
+++ b/app/routes/users.server.routes.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 var passport = require('passport');
+var config = require('../../config/config');
 
 module.exports = function(app) {
 	// User Routes
@@ -25,8 +26,10 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 	app.route('/auth/reset/:token').post(users.reset);
 
 	// Setting up the users authentication api
-	app.route('/auth/signup').post(users.signup);
-	app.route('/auth/signin').post(users.signin);
+	if(!config.signupDisabled) {
+        app.route('/auth/signup').post(users.signup);
+	}
+    app.route('/auth/signin').post(users.signin);
 	app.route('/auth/signout').get(users.signout);
 
 	// // Setting the facebook oauth routes
diff --git a/config/env/all.js b/config/env/all.js
index be244639..d9f1788c 100755
--- a/config/env/all.js
+++ b/config/env/all.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	port: process.env.PORT || 3000,
 	templateEngine: 'swig',
 
+    signupDisabled: process.env.SIGNUP_DISABLED || false;
 	baseUrl: '',
 	tempUserCollection: 'temporary_users',