diff --git a/src/service.py b/src/service.py
index bb972e2683c7fd22df783d77b37c653d8d5e1ee7..f343932805196d04e78f0cd0165aadcefc237408 100644
--- a/src/service.py
+++ b/src/service.py
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ class ApiService():
 
         # Configured as Main Node
         else:
+            msg = ""
             self.node_type = NodeType.MAIN
             self.sync_host = config.get("sync_host")
             if not self.sync_host:
                 msg = "No child node for synchronization defined"
             else:
-                msg = "Pushing data to '%s'" % (self.sync_host)
+                if not self.config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+                    msg = "Pushing data to '%s'" % (self.sync_host)                
+                    
 
         # Set active source
         source = ActivityLog.get_active_source()