diff --git a/src/modules/presence/notify.c b/src/modules/presence/notify.c
index 85b74261b99..3bc1d0dc521 100644
--- a/src/modules/presence/notify.c
+++ b/src/modules/presence/notify.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int goto_on_notify_reply = -1;
 extern int pres_local_log_level;
 extern int pres_local_log_facility;
 extern subs_t *_pres_subs_last_sub;
+extern int _pres_subs_mode;
 
 c_back_param *shm_dup_cbparam(subs_t *);
 void free_cbparam(c_back_param *cb_param);
@@ -1507,13 +1508,17 @@ int send_notify_request(
 	LM_DBG("expires %d status %d\n", subs->expires, subs->status);
 	cb_param = mem_copy_subs(subs, SHM_MEM_TYPE);
 
-	backup_subs = _pres_subs_last_sub;
-	_pres_subs_last_sub = subs;
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		backup_subs = _pres_subs_last_sub;
+		_pres_subs_last_sub = subs;
+	}
 
 	set_uac_req(&uac_r, &met, &str_hdr, notify_body, td, TMCB_LOCAL_COMPLETED,
 			p_tm_callback, (void *)cb_param);
 	result = tmb.t_request_within(&uac_r);
-	_pres_subs_last_sub = backup_subs;
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		_pres_subs_last_sub = backup_subs;
+	}
 	if(result < 0) {
 		LM_ERR("in function tmb.t_request_within\n");
 		if(cb_param)
@@ -1705,8 +1710,10 @@ void run_notify_reply_event(struct cell *t, struct tmcb_params *ps)
 		_pres_subs_notify_reply_msg = ps->rpl;
 	}
 
-	backup_subs = _pres_subs_last_sub;
-	_pres_subs_last_sub = mem_copy_subs((subs_t *)(*ps->param), PKG_MEM_TYPE);
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		backup_subs = _pres_subs_last_sub;
+		_pres_subs_last_sub = mem_copy_subs((subs_t *)(*ps->param), PKG_MEM_TYPE);
+	}
 
 	backup_route_type = get_route_type();
 	set_route_type(LOCAL_ROUTE);
@@ -1715,8 +1722,10 @@ void run_notify_reply_event(struct cell *t, struct tmcb_params *ps)
 
 	_pres_subs_notify_reply_msg = NULL;
 	_pres_subs_notify_reply_code = 0;
-	pkg_free(_pres_subs_last_sub);
-	_pres_subs_last_sub = backup_subs;
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		pkg_free(_pres_subs_last_sub);
+		_pres_subs_last_sub = backup_subs;
+	}
 	free_sip_msg(&msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/presence/presence.c b/src/modules/presence/presence.c
index 26e91970a2b..a8f781c4be3 100644
--- a/src/modules/presence/presence.c
+++ b/src/modules/presence/presence.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ int library_mode = 0;
 str server_address = {0, 0};
 evlist_t *EvList = NULL;
 int pres_subs_remove_match = 0;
+int _pres_subs_mode = 1;
 
 /* sip uri match */
 sip_uri_match_f presence_sip_uri_match;
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ static param_export_t params[]={
 	{ "sip_uri_match",          PARAM_INT, &pres_uri_match},
 	{ "cseq_offset",            PARAM_INT, &pres_cseq_offset},
 	{ "enable_dmq",             PARAM_INT, &pres_enable_dmq},
+	{ "pres_subs_mode",         PARAM_INT, &_pres_subs_mode},
 	{0,0,0}
 };
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/src/modules/presence/subscribe.c b/src/modules/presence/subscribe.c
index 1ab693109e7..7d27a76d756 100644
--- a/src/modules/presence/subscribe.c
+++ b/src/modules/presence/subscribe.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ void msg_watchers_clean(unsigned int ticks, void *param)
 		LM_ERR("cleaning pending subscriptions\n");
 }
 
+extern int _pres_subs_mode;
 subs_t *_pres_subs_last_sub = NULL;
 
 /*
@@ -1036,9 +1037,11 @@ int handle_subscribe(struct sip_msg *msg, str watcher_user, str watcher_domain)
 	str reply_str;
 	int sent_reply = 0;
 
-	if(_pres_subs_last_sub) {
-		pkg_free(_pres_subs_last_sub);
-		_pres_subs_last_sub = NULL;
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		if(_pres_subs_last_sub) {
+			pkg_free(_pres_subs_last_sub);
+			_pres_subs_last_sub = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* ??? rename to avoid collisions with other symbols */
@@ -1188,7 +1191,9 @@ int handle_subscribe(struct sip_msg *msg, str watcher_user, str watcher_domain)
 		}
 	}
 
-	_pres_subs_last_sub = mem_copy_subs(&subs, PKG_MEM_TYPE);
+	if(_pres_subs_mode==1) {
+		_pres_subs_last_sub = mem_copy_subs(&subs, PKG_MEM_TYPE);
+	}
 
 	/* check if correct status */
 	if(get_status_str(subs.status) == NULL) {