diff --git a/daemon/nopaqued.py b/daemon/nopaqued.py
index 44fb96e4..c57c8bda 100644
--- a/daemon/nopaqued.py
+++ b/daemon/nopaqued.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from tasks.check_corpora import check_corpora
 from tasks.check_jobs import check_jobs
 from tasks.notify import notify
+import os
 
 
 # TODO: Check if thread is still alive and execute next thread after that
@@ -9,13 +10,15 @@ from tasks.notify import notify
 
 
 def nopaqued():
+    execute_notifications = os.environ.get('NOPAQUE_EXECUTE_NOTIFICATIONS')
     # executing background functions
     while True:
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=3) as executor:
             executor.submit(check_jobs)
             executor.submit(check_corpora)
-            executor.submit(notify, True)  # If True mails are sent.
-            # If False no mails are sent.
+            executor.submit(notify, execute_notifications)
+            # If execute_notifications True mails are sent.
+            # If execute_notifications False no mails are sent.
             # But notification status will be set nonetheless.
 
 
diff --git a/nopaque.env.tpl b/nopaque.env.tpl
index ffea48ba..25cc5587 100644
--- a/nopaque.env.tpl
+++ b/nopaque.env.tpl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ NOPAQUE_DOMAIN=
 NOPAQUE_LOG_LEVEL=
 NOPAQUE_MAIL_SENDER=
 NOPAQUE_STORAGE=
+NOPAQUE_EXECUTE_NOTIFICATIONS=
 
 ### PostgreSQL ###
 POSTGRES_DB_NAME=