diff --git a/modules/servers/synapse.nix b/modules/servers/synapse.nix
index dbc9263..579b7da 100644
--- a/modules/servers/synapse.nix
+++ b/modules/servers/synapse.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ in
       };
     };
     networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = lib.mkIf (!cfg.isLocal) [ cfg.port ];
-    services = {
+    services = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
       matrix-synapse = {
         enable = true;
         extraConfigFiles = [