diff --git a/config/sample/sample-development.engine-api.ini b/config/sample/sample-development.engine-api.ini
index 61f25461d2ee80389687f186501d12c4b46e34d9..eff6651cc6ad9309cb06d3bbcf7ecf35d84cd9c2 100644
--- a/config/sample/sample-development.engine-api.ini
+++ b/config/sample/sample-development.engine-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8008
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)
diff --git a/config/sample/sample-docker.engine-api.ini b/config/sample/sample-docker.engine-api.ini
index e039e809b27afe5a13670add7dc4081f29b07aa3..28e2d221133ee83fa9730ac465012c2871c9501b 100644
--- a/config/sample/sample-docker.engine-api.ini
+++ b/config/sample/sample-docker.engine-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8008
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)
diff --git a/config/sample/sample-production.engine-api.ini b/config/sample/sample-production.engine-api.ini
index e039e809b27afe5a13670add7dc4081f29b07aa3..28e2d221133ee83fa9730ac465012c2871c9501b 100644
--- a/config/sample/sample-production.engine-api.ini
+++ b/config/sample/sample-production.engine-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8008
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index c70122f162a4a3b5db77b6202b3da2bf7bdba7cd..29cecd1660ffc573ca9067f1e54c0150bab17c30 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ with app.app_context():
 
     # Run sync job only in SYNC NODE mode
     if node_type == NodeType.SYNC:
-        sync_job = SyncJob(config, logger, app)
-        sync_job.start()
+        if config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+            logger.info("Node synchronization disabled")
+        else:
+            sync_job = SyncJob(config, logger, app)
+            sync_job.start()
 
     atexit.register(shutdown)
     logger.info("Engine API server initialized.")
diff --git a/src/service.py b/src/service.py
index 3e1ea49489a1c23579901c6d4d93e4b53d856005..234809eb9758123a57ed32ed7dc7a08096dc8ccb 100644
--- a/src/service.py
+++ b/src/service.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ class ApiService():
         if not data.log_source:
             data.log_source = self.config.get("host_id")
 
+        if self.config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+            return
+
         # Main Node: Alway log entry, independed of the source
         # Sync Node: Only log entry when it's coming from an active source
         if self.node_type == NodeType.MAIN or \
@@ -205,6 +208,9 @@ class ApiService():
         clock_info = ClockInfo(body.engine_source, body.current_playlist, body.current_schedule, body.next_schedule)
         clock_info.merge()
 
+        if self.config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+            return
+
         # Main Node: Push to Sync Node, if enabled
         if self.node_type == NodeType.MAIN and self.sync_host and self.api_clockinfo:
             try:
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ class ApiService():
                 else:
                     self.logger.error("HTTP %s | Error while pushing clock info to sync-node: " % (r.status_code, str(r.json())))
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.error("Error while putting clock info to sync-node API '%s'!\n%s" % (api_url, str(e)))
+                self.logger.error("Error while putting clock info to sync-node API '%s'!\n%s" % (api_url, str(e)))              
 
 
     def set_default_source(self, source_number):
@@ -287,6 +293,9 @@ class ApiService():
         if not data.log_source:
             data.log_source = self.host_id
 
+        if self.config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+            return
+
         # Main Node: Alway log entry, independed of the source
         # Sync Node: Only log entry when it's coming from an active source
         if self.node_type == NodeType.MAIN or \
diff --git a/src/sync.py b/src/sync.py
index e2c0cb15b6deab6c3eba4bcc73cda7dddf46455b..52b5224312ff806a6346c01a36825ec66d4e4dc7 100644
--- a/src/sync.py
+++ b/src/sync.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SyncJob(threading.Thread):
     def run(self):
         """
         Starts the Job.
-        """
+        """        
         self.synchronize()
         while not self.exit_event.wait(self.sync_interval):
             try:            
diff --git a/test/config/engine-0-api.ini b/test/config/engine-0-api.ini
index 67018e4e0643d608208f9b397cf33cd32f3ddc06..00b71d0911bdb2ce74ab676f661cff1b6a4a9556 100644
--- a/test/config/engine-0-api.ini
+++ b/test/config/engine-0-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8010
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)
diff --git a/test/config/engine-1-api.ini b/test/config/engine-1-api.ini
index a42c19809f897280a113b7c5629bead0a288a793..5b1f60f6f2e0f310de92f0d5ae590648cb9b7271 100644
--- a/test/config/engine-1-api.ini
+++ b/test/config/engine-1-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8008
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)
diff --git a/test/config/engine-2-api.ini b/test/config/engine-2-api.ini
index 3feb1d089e957a8f88bbc58b175557f6792beaf6..30c3c08d3c506e114c95d5a500fcc8a32f08e841 100644
--- a/test/config/engine-2-api.ini
+++ b/test/config/engine-2-api.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ api_port=8009
 
 [federation]
 
+enable_federation="false"
+
 # Defines the engine number id for identification of record sources. Default values are:
 # 
 #   1 ... Engine 1 (main node)