diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index b3399c1..2d30f83 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from utils import config
+# config may modify imports
 import logging
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
-from utils import config, LoopingTimer
+from utils import LoopingTimer
 from signal_processor import SoundSignalProcessor
 from birbnetes_iot_platform_raspberry import BirbnetesIoTPlatformStatusDriver, BirbnetesIoTPlatformRecordDriver
 from actuator import Loudspeaker
diff --git a/src/preprocessor/soundpreprocessor.py b/src/preprocessor/soundpreprocessor.py
index b43b3fa..2239f31 100644
--- a/src/preprocessor/soundpreprocessor.py
+++ b/src/preprocessor/soundpreprocessor.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import requests
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
-from pyAudioAnalysis.audioTrainTest import load_model, load_model_knn, classifier_wrapper
 from utils import config
 from .abcpreprocessor import AbcPreProcessor
-import tempfile
-import os
+
 import logging
 
-from pyAudioAnalysis import audioBasicIO
-from pyAudioAnalysis import MidTermFeatures
-import numpy
+if not config.DISABLE_AI:
+    import tempfile
+    import requests
+    from urllib.parse import urljoin
+    import os
+
+    from pyAudioAnalysis.audioTrainTest import load_model, load_model_knn, classifier_wrapper
+    from pyAudioAnalysis import audioBasicIO
+    from pyAudioAnalysis import MidTermFeatures
+    import numpy
 
 from birbnetes_iot_platform_raspberry import BirbnetesIoTPlatformStatusDriver
 
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ __module_name__ = "soundpreprocessor"
 __version__text__ = "1"
 
 
-class SoundPreProcessor(AbcPreProcessor):
+class SoundPreProcessorLegit(AbcPreProcessor):
     """
     SoundPreProcessor class, responsible for detecting birb chirps in sound sample.
     """
@@ -142,3 +145,18 @@ class SoundPreProcessor(AbcPreProcessor):
             os.remove(self._temp_means_name)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
+
+
+class SoundPreProcessorDummy(AbcPreProcessor):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        print("AI is disabled! Initializing dummy sound pre-processor...")
+
+    def preprocesssignal(self, file_path) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+
+if config.DISABLE_AI:
+    SoundPreProcessor = SoundPreProcessorDummy
+else:
+    SoundPreProcessor = SoundPreProcessorLegit
diff --git a/src/utils/config.py b/src/utils/config.py
index a7c04a7..ef49b11 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.py
+++ b/src/utils/config.py
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ SVM_MODEL_ID = os.environ.get("SVM_MODEL_ID")
 API_URL = os.environ.get("API_URL", "http://localhost:8080")
 REPORT_URL = os.environ.get("REPORT_URL", None)
 REPORT_INTERVAL = float(os.environ.get("REPORT_INTERVAL", 15))
+
+DISABLE_AI = os.environ.get("DISABLE_AI").lower() in ['yes', '1', 'true']