diff --git a/gaseous-server/Program.cs b/gaseous-server/Program.cs
index 7dcfb31..b623528 100644
--- a/gaseous-server/Program.cs
+++ b/gaseous-server/Program.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ AgeRatings.PopulateAgeMap();
// load app settings
Config.InitSettings();
+
+// disable hasheous
+Config.MetadataConfiguration.SignatureSource = HasheousClient.Models.MetadataModel.SignatureSources.LocalOnly;
+
// write updated settings back to the config file
Config.UpdateConfig();
diff --git a/gaseous-server/gaseous-server.csproj b/gaseous-server/gaseous-server.csproj
index 97cc403..79071b8 100644
--- a/gaseous-server/gaseous-server.csproj
+++ b/gaseous-server/gaseous-server.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
-
+