diff --git a/config/default.toml b/config/default.toml
index 93b88cd0..210da8dc 100644
--- a/config/default.toml
+++ b/config/default.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ salt = "asdl;kjfhjawehfpa;osdkjasdvjaksndfpoanjdfainsdfaijdsfajlkjdsaf;ajsdfwero
 # garbage collection period to manage mCaptcha system
 # leave untouched if you don't know what you are doing
 gc = 30
+enable_stats = true
 
 [captcha.default_difficulty_strategy]
 avg_traffic_difficulty =  50000 # almost instant solution
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index ee71cfdf..67c5f439 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub struct Server {
 pub struct Captcha {
     pub salt: String,
     pub gc: u64,
+    pub enable_stats: bool,
     pub default_difficulty_strategy: DefaultDifficultyStrategy,
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ impl Settings {
         const CURRENT_DIR: &str = "./config/default.toml";
         const ETC: &str = "/etc/mcaptcha/config.toml";
 
+        s.set("capatcha.enable_stats", true.to_string())
+            .expect("unable to set capatcha.enable_stats default config");
+
         if let Ok(path) = env::var("MCAPTCHA_CONFIG") {
             s.merge(File::with_name(&path))?;
         } else if Path::new(CURRENT_DIR).exists() {