diff --git a/nano/nano_node/daemon.cpp b/nano/nano_node/daemon.cpp
index e7f3ae64bb..a5d65df345 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/daemon.cpp
+++ b/nano/nano_node/daemon.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void nano_daemon::daemon::run (boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, nano::
 				std::unique_ptr<boost::process::child> nano_pow_server_process;
 #endif
 
-				if (config.pow_server.enable)
+				/*if (config.pow_server.enable)
 				{
 					if (!boost::filesystem::exists (config.pow_server.pow_server_path))
 					{
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void nano_daemon::daemon::run (boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, nano::
 					std::cerr << "nano_pow_server is configured to start as a child process, but this is not supported on this system. Disable startup and start the server manually." << std::endl;
 					std::exit (1);
 #endif
-				}
+				}*/
 
 				std::unique_ptr<std::thread> rpc_process_thread;
 				std::unique_ptr<nano::rpc> rpc;
diff --git a/nano/node/node_pow_server_config.cpp b/nano/node/node_pow_server_config.cpp
index b4f9d93d51..1258903645 100644
--- a/nano/node/node_pow_server_config.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node_pow_server_config.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 nano::error nano::node_pow_server_config::serialize_toml (nano::tomlconfig & toml) const
 {
-	toml.put ("enable", enable, "Enable or disable starting Nano PoW Server as a child process.\ntype:bool");
-	toml.put ("nano_pow_server_path", pow_server_path, "Path to the nano_pow_server executable.\ntype:string,path");
+	toml.put ("enable", enable, "Value is currently not in use. Enable or disable starting Nano PoW Server as a child process.\ntype:bool");
+	toml.put ("nano_pow_server_path", pow_server_path, "Value is currently not in use. Path to the nano_pow_server executable.\ntype:string,path");
 	return toml.get_error ();
 }