diff --git a/src/gatsby-node.js b/src/gatsby-node.js
index 56580f89..4b1780ef 100644
--- a/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ const fetchPloneNavigationNode = async (id, token, baseUrl) => {
 // GatsbyJS source plugin for Plone
 exports.sourceNodes = async (
   { actions, cache, getNode, getNodes, store },
-  { baseUrl, token, searchParams, expansions, logLevel }
+  { baseUrl, token, searchParams, expansions, logLevel, websocketUpdates }
 ) => {
   const { createNode, deleteNode, setPluginStatus, touchNode } = actions;
   let state = {},
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ exports.sourceNodes = async (
   }
   logger.info('Setting plugin status');
   logger.debug(JSON.stringify(newState));
-  const socket = io('http://localhost:9000');
+  if(websocketUpdates){
+    const socket = io('http://localhost:9000');
     socket.on('connect',(data)=>{
         socket.on('welcome',(data)=>{
             console.log("This is from gatsby nodejs",data);
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ exports.sourceNodes = async (
           console.log(data)
         })
     })
+  }
   setPluginStatus(newState);
   logger.info('Done');
 };