diff --git a/cmd/hvpn-node/hvpn-node.go b/cmd/hvpn-node/hvpn-node.go
index 4f37aa3..c02eeeb 100644
--- a/cmd/hvpn-node/hvpn-node.go
+++ b/cmd/hvpn-node/hvpn-node.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var wgLink *hvpnnode3.WGLink
 
 var Country countries.CountryCode
 var UUID uuid.UUID
+var Monitor bool = false
 
 var httpPort int
 var TLS_ENABLED bool
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ func run(ctx *cli.Context) {
     wgLink.StartedAT = time.Now().UTC()
     slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Started at %s", wgLink.StartedAT))
     slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Country set to %s (%s)", Country.Alpha2(), Country.String()))
-    hvpnnode3.StartMonitor(wgLink, *slog.Default())
+    if Monitor {
+        hvpnnode3.StartMonitor(wgLink, *slog.Default())
+    }
 
     apiMux := http.NewServeMux()
     apiMux.HandleFunc("GET /node", hvpnnode3.HandleGetNodeInfo(wgLink))
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ func createCliApp() *cli.App {
     app.Name = os.Args[0]
     app.HideHelpCommand = true
     app.Usage = "HVPN node API server"
-    app.Args = true
+    app.Args = false
 
     author1 := cli.Author{
         Name: "Hesham T. Banafa",
@@ -135,6 +138,17 @@ func createCliApp() *cli.App {
     }
     app.Flags = append(app.Flags, &logLevel)
 
+    monitorFlag := cli.BoolFlag{
+        Name: "monitor",
+        Usage: "Enables a periodic logger with count of current active peers",
+        Value: true,
+        Action: func(ctx *cli.Context, b bool) error {
+            Monitor = b
+            return nil
+        },
+    }
+    app.Flags = append(app.Flags, &monitorFlag)
+
     privateKeyFileFlag := cli.PathFlag{
         Name: "private-key",
         Usage: "Path to file with private key",
@@ -262,6 +276,7 @@ func createCliApp() *cli.App {
     app.Flags = append(app.Flags, &TLSCertKey)
 
 
+
     app.Action = func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
         err := setup(ctx)
         if err != nil {