diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ccad8202..a59986a7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 
 <!-- Your comment below this -->
 
-- Improve docs for GitHub Actions - [@nguyenhuy]
 - Add Buddy.works Pipelines support - [@kristof0425]
+- Added flag to bypass Jira/Issues - [@orieken]
+- Improve docs for GitHub Actions - [@nguyenhuy]
 
 <!-- Your comment above this -->
 
+
 # 9.1.8
 
 - Get GitHub Actions event file pathname from env variable - [@IljaDaderko]
diff --git a/docs/usage/bitbucket_server.html.md b/docs/usage/bitbucket_server.html.md
index 960dac48d..a3d82ba00 100644
--- a/docs/usage/bitbucket_server.html.md
+++ b/docs/usage/bitbucket_server.html.md
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ export http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:8080
 or
 export https_proxy=https://127.0.0.1:8080
 ```
+
+If you are using Bitbucket but not using Jira/Issues you can add an environment variable to bypass the check:
+
+- `DANGER_NO_BITBUCKET_JIRA_INTEGRATION` Bypass Jira/Issues integration
diff --git a/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/BitBucketServerAPI.ts b/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/BitBucketServerAPI.ts
index 117c889d1..221b0279c 100644
--- a/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/BitBucketServerAPI.ts
+++ b/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/BitBucketServerAPI.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ export class BitBucketServerAPI implements BitBucketServerAPIDSL {
   }
 
   getIssues = async (): Promise<JIRAIssue[]> => {
+    if (process.env.DANGER_NO_BITBUCKET_JIRA_INTEGRATION) {
+      return [] as JIRAIssue[]
+    }
     const path = `${this.getPRBasePath("jira")}/issues`
     const res = await this.get(path)
     throwIfNotOk(res)
diff --git a/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/_tests/_bitbucket_server_api.test.ts b/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/_tests/_bitbucket_server_api.test.ts
index 1a8d602fe..8d3f92d1f 100644
--- a/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/_tests/_bitbucket_server_api.test.ts
+++ b/source/platforms/bitbucket_server/_tests/_bitbucket_server_api.test.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,41 @@ describe("API testing - BitBucket Server", () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({ issue: "key" })
   })
 
+  describe("getIssues", () => {
+    const OLD_ENV = process.env
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.resetModules()
+      process.env = { ...OLD_ENV }
+      delete process.env.DANGER_NO_BITBUCKET_JIRA_INTEGRATION
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      process.env = OLD_ENV
+    })
+
+    it("returns Issue", async () => {
+      jsonResult = () => ({ issue: "key" })
+      const result = await api.getIssues()
+
+      expect(api.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `${host}/rest/jira/1.0/projects/FOO/repos/BAR/pull-requests/1/issues`,
+        { method: "GET", body: null, headers: expectedJSONHeaders },
+        undefined
+      )
+      expect(result).toEqual({ issue: "key" })
+    })
+
+    it("bypass getIssues if DANGER_NO_BITBUCKET_JIRA_INTEGRATION is set", async () => {
+      process.env.DANGER_NO_BITBUCKET_JIRA_INTEGRATION = "true"
+      jsonResult = () => ({ issue: "key" })
+      const result = await api.getIssues()
+
+      expect(api.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(result).toEqual([])
+    })
+  })
+
   it("getDangerComments", async () => {
     const commitID = "e70f3d6468f61a4bef68c9e6eaba9166b096e23c"
     jsonResult = () => ({