diff --git a/core/imageboard/image.php b/core/imageboard/image.php
index 70717d94..c39ee66c 100644
--- a/core/imageboard/image.php
+++ b/core/imageboard/image.php
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ class Image
 
     public static function query_accelerator($req)
     {
+		if(isset($_GET['DISABLE_ACCEL'])) return null;
+
 		global $_tracer;
         $fp = @fsockopen("127.0.0.1", 21212);
         if (!$fp) {