diff --git a/packages/backend/.env-example b/packages/backend/.env-example
index 7bbadfc4..c262293d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/.env-example
+++ b/packages/backend/.env-example
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ ENCRYPTION_KEY=sample-encryption-key
 APP_SECRET_KEY=sample-app-secret-key
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
+ENABLE_BULLMQ_DASHBOARD=false
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
index ccf1848c..0fd79b6a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import {
 } from './helpers/create-bull-board-handler';
 import injectBullBoardHandler from './helpers/inject-bull-board-handler';
 
-if (appConfig.appEnv === 'development') {
+if (appConfig.enableBullMQDashboard) {
   createBullBoardHandler(serverAdapter);
 }
 
 const app = express();
 
-if (appConfig.appEnv === 'development') {
+if (appConfig.enableBullMQDashboard) {
   injectBullBoardHandler(app, serverAdapter);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
index 9f7b6017..d1e7b61a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ type AppConfig = {
   serveWebAppSeparately: boolean;
   redisHost: string;
   redisPort: number;
+  enableBullMQDashboard: boolean;
 };
 
 const host = process.env.HOST || 'localhost';
 const protocol = process.env.PROTOCOL || 'http';
 const port = process.env.PORT || '3000';
-const serveWebAppSeparately = process.env.SERVE_WEB_APP_SEPARATELY === 'true' ? true : false;
+const serveWebAppSeparately =
+  process.env.SERVE_WEB_APP_SEPARATELY === 'true' ? true : false;
 
 let webAppUrl = `${protocol}://${host}:${port}`;
 if (serveWebAppSeparately) {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   appEnv: appEnv,
   isDev: appEnv === 'development',
   postgresDatabase: process.env.POSTGRES_DATABASE || 'automatisch_development',
-  postgresPort: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT|| '5432'),
+  postgresPort: parseInt(process.env.POSTGRES_PORT || '5432'),
   postgresHost: process.env.POSTGRES_HOST || 'localhost',
   postgresUsername:
     process.env.POSTGRES_USERNAME || 'automatisch_development_user',
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   serveWebAppSeparately,
   redisHost: process.env.REDIS_HOST || '127.0.0.1',
   redisPort: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379'),
+  enableBullMQDashboard:
+    process.env.ENABLE_BULLMQ_DASHBOARD === 'true' ? true : false,
   baseUrl,
   webAppUrl,
 };