diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a5b34d1..1b627c0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    decidim-spam_detection (3.0.0)
+    decidim-spam_detection (3.1.0)
       decidim-core (~> 0.26.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d59461..75662f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ if you are using sidekiq scheduler you can use the following configuration:
 ### Further configuration
 list of env var, default value and their usage:
 ```
+ACTIVATE_SPAM_DETECTION_SERVICE:
+    default: false
+    usage: Activate the spam detection service if api url is set to default one
 SPAM_DETECTION_API_AUTH_TOKEN
     default_value: dummy
     usage: Token auth for authentication used by external service, ask us for more details
diff --git a/app/services/decidim/spam_detection/mark_users_service.rb b/app/services/decidim/spam_detection/mark_users_service.rb
index 6e61a8d..f0f947c 100644
--- a/app/services/decidim/spam_detection/mark_users_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/decidim/spam_detection/mark_users_service.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def initialize
       end
 
       def self.call
+        return unless Decidim::SpamDetection.service_activated?
+
         new.ask_and_mark
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/decidim/spam_detection.rb b/lib/decidim/spam_detection.rb
index b8a43db..f5b54e4 100644
--- a/lib/decidim/spam_detection.rb
+++ b/lib/decidim/spam_detection.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ module Decidim
   # This namespace holds the logic of the `SpamDetection` component. This component
   # allows users to create spam_detection in a participatory space.
   module SpamDetection
+    DEFAULT_URL = "http://localhost:8080/api"
+    include ActiveSupport::Configurable
+
     autoload :Command, "decidim/spam_detection/command"
     autoload :CommandErrors, "decidim/spam_detection/command_errors"
     autoload :ApiProxy, "decidim/spam_detection/api_proxy"
@@ -15,5 +18,33 @@ module SpamDetection
     autoload :ReportSpamUserCommand, "decidim/spam_detection/report_spam_user_command"
     autoload :BlockSpamUserCommand, "decidim/spam_detection/block_spam_user_command"
     autoload :SpamUserCommandAdapter, "decidim/spam_detection/spam_user_command_adapter"
+
+    config_accessor :spam_detection_api_url do
+      ENV.fetch("SPAM_DETECTION_API_URL", DEFAULT_URL)
+    end
+
+    config_accessor :spam_detection_api_auth_token do
+      ENV.fetch("SPAM_DETECTION_API_AUTH_TOKEN", "dummy")
+    end
+
+    config_accessor :spam_detection_api_perform_block_user do
+      ENV.fetch("PERFORM_BLOCK_USER", "0") == "1"
+    end
+
+    config_accessor :spam_detection_api_force_activate_service do
+      ENV.fetch("ACTIVATE_SPAM_DETECTION_SERVICE", "0") == "1"
+    end
+
+    config_accessor :spam_detection_api_activate_service do
+      lambda do
+        return true unless Rails.env.production?
+
+        spam_detection_api_force_activate_service || spam_detection_api_url != DEFAULT_URL
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.service_activated?
+      spam_detection_api_activate_service.call
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/api_proxy.rb b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/api_proxy.rb
index 980c4ce..52b14ca 100644
--- a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/api_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/api_proxy.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 module Decidim
   module SpamDetection
     class ApiProxy
-      URL = URI(ENV.fetch("SPAM_DETECTION_API_URL", "http://localhost:8080/api"))
-      AUTH_TOKEN = ENV.fetch("SPAM_DETECTION_API_AUTH_TOKEN", "dummy")
+      URL = URI(Decidim::SpamDetection.spam_detection_api_url)
+      AUTH_TOKEN = Decidim::SpamDetection.spam_detection_api_auth_token
 
       def initialize(data_array, batch_size)
         @data_array = data_array
diff --git a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/spam_user_command_adapter.rb b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/spam_user_command_adapter.rb
index c0f3ea9..281e680 100644
--- a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/spam_user_command_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/spam_user_command_adapter.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class SpamUserCommandAdapter
       SPAM_LEVEL = { very_sure: 0.99, probable: 0.7 }.freeze
 
       def self.perform_block_user?
-        ENV.fetch("PERFORM_BLOCK_USER", false)
+        Decidim::SpamDetection.spam_detection_api_perform_block_user
       end
 
       def initialize(probability_hash)
diff --git a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/version.rb b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/version.rb
index 098805b..6cc33f3 100644
--- a/lib/decidim/spam_detection/version.rb
+++ b/lib/decidim/spam_detection/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Decidim
   # This holds the decidim-spam_detection version.
   module SpamDetection
     def self.version
-      "3.0.0"
+      "3.1.0"
     end
 
     def self.decidim_version
diff --git a/spec/lib/decidim/spam_detection/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/decidim/spam_detection/configuration_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..992006c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/decidim/spam_detection/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+module Decidim
+  module SpamDetection
+    describe "Configuration" do
+      let(:subject) { Decidim::SpamDetection }
+
+      describe "spam_detection_api_url" do
+        it "returns the default value" do
+          expect(subject.spam_detection_api_url).to eq("http://localhost:8080/api")
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "spam_detection_api_auth_token" do
+        it "returns the default value" do
+          expect(subject.spam_detection_api_auth_token).to eq("dummy")
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "spam_detection_api_perform_block_user" do
+        it "returns the default value" do
+          expect(subject.spam_detection_api_perform_block_user).to eq(false)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "spam_detection_api_force_activate_service" do
+        it "returns the default value" do
+          expect(subject.spam_detection_api_force_activate_service).to eq(false)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe "spam_detection_api_activate_service" do
+        it "returns the default value" do
+          expect(subject.spam_detection_api_activate_service.call).to eq(true)
+        end
+
+        context "when force is set to true" do
+          before do
+            allow(Rails).to receive(:env).and_return(ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new("production"))
+            allow(subject).to receive(:spam_detection_api_force_activate_service).and_return(true)
+          end
+
+          it "returns true" do
+            expect(subject.spam_detection_api_activate_service.call).to eq(true)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when url is not the default one" do
+          before do
+            allow(Rails).to receive(:env).and_return(ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new("production"))
+            allow(subject).to receive(:spam_detection_api_url).and_return("http://other.org:8080/api")
+          end
+
+          it "returns true" do
+            expect(subject.spam_detection_api_activate_service.call).to eq(true)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe ".service_activated?" do
+        it "returns true if the spam service is activated" do
+          expect(subject.service_activated?).to eq(true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end