diff --git a/bazarr/app/get_args.py b/bazarr/app/get_args.py
index 253953d32..ceda052f9 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/get_args.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/get_args.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ parser.add_argument('--dev', default=False, type=bool, const=True, metavar="BOOL
                     help="Enable developer mode (default: False)")
 parser.add_argument('--no-tasks', default=False, type=bool, const=True, metavar="BOOL", nargs="?",
                     help="Disable all tasks (default: False)")
+parser.add_argument('--no-signalr', default=False, type=bool, const=True, metavar="BOOL", nargs="?",
+                    help="Disable SignalR connections to Sonarr and/or Radarr (default: False)")
 
 
 if not no_cli:
diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index 9f14b0a96..18583e017 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ login_auth = settings.auth.type
 
 update_notifier()
 
-if settings.general.getboolean('use_sonarr'):
-    Thread(target=sonarr_signalr_client.start).start()
-if settings.general.getboolean('use_radarr'):
-    Thread(target=radarr_signalr_client.start).start()
+if not args.no_signalr:
+    if settings.general.getboolean('use_sonarr'):
+        Thread(target=sonarr_signalr_client.start).start()
+    if settings.general.getboolean('use_radarr'):
+        Thread(target=radarr_signalr_client.start).start()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":