diff --git a/modules/dmq_usrloc/dmq_usrloc.c b/modules/dmq_usrloc/dmq_usrloc.c
index cd5fedd40ce..c3ec54d7dac 100644
--- a/modules/dmq_usrloc/dmq_usrloc.c
+++ b/modules/dmq_usrloc/dmq_usrloc.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static int mod_init(void);
 static int child_init(int);
 
 int dmq_usrloc_enable = 0;
+int _dmq_usrloc_sync = 1;
 
 usrloc_api_t dmq_ul;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ MODULE_VERSION
 
 static param_export_t params[] = {
 	{"enable", INT_PARAM, &dmq_usrloc_enable},
+	{"sync",   INT_PARAM, &_dmq_usrloc_sync},
 	{0, 0, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/dmq_usrloc/usrloc_sync.c b/modules/dmq_usrloc/usrloc_sync.c
index 2246c36bf30..d1c534f890a 100644
--- a/modules/dmq_usrloc/usrloc_sync.c
+++ b/modules/dmq_usrloc/usrloc_sync.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int usrloc_dmq_send_contact(ucontact_t* ptr, str aor, int action, dmq_node_t* no
 
 #define MAX_AOR_LEN 256
 
+extern int _dmq_usrloc_sync;
+
 static int add_contact(str aor, ucontact_info_t* ci)
 {
 	urecord_t* r;
@@ -425,6 +427,10 @@ int usrloc_dmq_handle_msg(struct sip_msg* msg, peer_reponse_t* resp, dmq_node_t*
 
 int usrloc_dmq_request_sync() {
 	srjson_doc_t jdoc;
+
+	if(_dmq_usrloc_sync==0)
+		return 0;
+
 	LM_DBG("requesting sync from dmq peers\n");
 	srjson_InitDoc(&jdoc, NULL);