diff --git a/server/events.go b/server/events.go
index ab51ddae57..ecb5afb046 100644
--- a/server/events.go
+++ b/server/events.go
@@ -1614,25 +1614,28 @@ func (s *Server) processNewServer(si *ServerInfo) {
 // the account and moves it appropriately.
 // Server lock MUST NOT be held on entry.
 func (s *Server) updateNRGAccountStatus() {
-	supported := true
-	s.rnMu.Lock()
-	raftNodes := make([]RaftNode, 0, len(s.raftNodes))
-	for _, n := range s.raftNodes {
-		raftNodes = append(raftNodes, n)
-	}
-	s.rnMu.Unlock()
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.nodeToInfo.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
-		si := value.(nodeInfo)
-		if !s.sameDomain(si.domain) {
-			return true
-		}
-		if supported = supported && si.accountNRG; !supported {
-			return false
+	var raftNodes []RaftNode
+	supported := s.opts.JetStreamAccountNRG
+	if supported {
+		s.rnMu.Lock()
+		raftNodes = make([]RaftNode, 0, len(s.raftNodes))
+		for _, n := range s.raftNodes {
+			raftNodes = append(raftNodes, n)
 		}
-		return true
-	})
-	s.mu.Unlock()
+		s.rnMu.Unlock()
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		s.nodeToInfo.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
+			si := value.(nodeInfo)
+			if !s.sameDomain(si.domain) {
+				return true
+			}
+			if supported = supported && si.accountNRG; !supported {
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		})
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+	}
 	if s.accountNRG.CompareAndSwap(!supported, supported) {
 		if supported {
 			s.Noticef("Moving NRG traffic into asset accounts")
diff --git a/server/opts.go b/server/opts.go
index e717f26ea4..8fe776a5fa 100644
--- a/server/opts.go
+++ b/server/opts.go
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	JetStreamLimits       JSLimitOpts
 	JetStreamTpm          JSTpmOpts
 	JetStreamMaxCatchup   int64
+	JetStreamAccountNRG   bool
 	StoreDir              string            `json:"-"`
 	SyncInterval          time.Duration     `json:"-"`
 	SyncAlways            bool              `json:"-"`
@@ -2310,6 +2311,8 @@ func parseJetStream(v any, opts *Options, errors *[]error, warnings *[]error) er
 					return &configErr{tk, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", strings.ToLower(mk), err)}
 				}
 				opts.JetStreamMaxCatchup = s
+			case "account_nrg":
+				opts.JetStreamAccountNRG = mv.(bool)
 			default:
 				if !tk.IsUsedVariable() {
 					err := &unknownConfigFieldErr{
diff --git a/server/raft.go b/server/raft.go
index a3d4134f76..8c4dbb92ff 100644
--- a/server/raft.go
+++ b/server/raft.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (s *Server) startRaftNode(accName string, cfg *RaftConfig, labels pprofLabe
 	// Setup our internal subscriptions for proposals, votes and append entries.
 	// If we fail to do this for some reason then this is fatal — we cannot
 	// continue setting up or the Raft node may be partially/totally isolated.
-	if err := n.RecreateInternalSubs(n.s.accountNRG.Load()); err != nil {
+	if err := n.RecreateInternalSubs(n.s.opts.JetStreamAccountNRG); err != nil {
 		n.shutdown(true)
 		return nil, err
 	}