diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a77a27..e7d7986 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.pyc
+config.ini
 *__pycache__
diff --git a/config.ini.sample b/config.ini.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc16c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.ini.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Checks]
+Network = False
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 1514c11..55411ae 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 import time
+import configparser
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read('config.ini')
+
 from exporter.cli import Cli
 from exporter.statsdExporter import StatsdExporter
 from monitors.load import Load
@@ -24,7 +29,8 @@ checks.append(Processes(exporter))
 checks.append(Ram(exporter))
 checks.append(CPU(exporter))
 checks.append(User(exporter))
-checks.append(Network(exporter))
+if config['Checks']['Network']:
+    checks.append(Network(exporter))
 checks.append(APT(exporter))
 checks.append(UFW(exporter))
 checks.append(Managed(exporter))