diff --git a/lib/function.php b/lib/function.php
index 6fc544e..f616db7 100644
--- a/lib/function.php
+++ b/lib/function.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
$sql->selectdb($dbname) or die("Another stupid MySQL error happened, panic
". mysql_error() ."");
- if (file_exists("lib/firewall.php")) {
+ if (file_exists("lib/firewall.php") && t_i($config_firewall)) {
trigger_error("Loading firewall", E_USER_NOTICE);
require 'lib/firewall.php';
}