diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginDev.h b/src/plugins/PluginDev.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0fccb8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginDev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/*
+ * To developers:
+ *   Use this to enable / disable features in your plugin that you don't want to risk checking into GitHub.
+ *
+ */
+
+// Enable development more for StoreForwardPlugin
+bool StoreForward_Dev = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/esp32/StoreForwardPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/esp32/StoreForwardPlugin.cpp
index df3773971..f578ded8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/esp32/StoreForwardPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/esp32/StoreForwardPlugin.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Router.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
+#include "plugins/PluginDev.h"
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include <map>
 
@@ -232,8 +233,11 @@ StoreForwardPlugin::StoreForwardPlugin()
         without having to configure it from the PythonAPI or WebUI.
 
     */
-    radioConfig.preferences.store_forward_plugin_enabled = 1;
-    radioConfig.preferences.is_router = 1;
+
+    if (StoreForward_Dev) {
+        radioConfig.preferences.store_forward_plugin_enabled = 1;
+        radioConfig.preferences.is_router = 1;
+    }
 
     if (radioConfig.preferences.store_forward_plugin_enabled) {