diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index fd9edd1..9bb4aa4 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ mails.bot= (Mail address of mailing bot)
 mails.storage= (Mail address of emails storage)
 mail.title.prefix = (Prefix for mail title - can be empty)
 mail.sender.enabled= (Boolean flag to set sending mail)
-mail.receiver.enabled= (Boolean flag to set observing incoming mail)
 # slack
 slack.bot-token=
 slack.signing-secret=
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/fingo/urlopia/config/mail/receive/MailReceiver.java b/src/main/java/info/fingo/urlopia/config/mail/receive/MailReceiver.java
index 0ba8011..801ffba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/fingo/urlopia/config/mail/receive/MailReceiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/fingo/urlopia/config/mail/receive/MailReceiver.java
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ public class MailReceiver extends Thread {
     @Value("${mail.receiver.idle.time}")
     private int keepAliveFreq;    //time unit: milliseconds
 
-    @Value("${mail.receiver.enabled:true}")
-    private boolean isEnabled;
-
     private Store store;
     private IMAPFolder inbox;
 
@@ -136,7 +133,7 @@ private void keepInboxIdle() {
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        if (isEnabled){
+        if (!host.isBlank()){
             log.info("Initializing MailReceiver");
 
             // Configuring the inbox
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 214a59c..9c78bde 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ mail.receiver.idle.time=300000
 mails.bot=
 mails.storage=
 mail.sender.enabled=false
-mail.receiver.enabled=false
 # slack
 slack.bot-token=
 slack.signing-secret=