diff --git a/openlp/core/api/http/server.py b/openlp/core/api/http/server.py
index 782940f2d..b17888ddb 100644
--- a/openlp/core/api/http/server.py
+++ b/openlp/core/api/http/server.py
@@ -82,13 +82,14 @@ class HttpServer(RegistryBase, RegistryProperties, LogMixin):
         Initialise the http server, and start the http server
         """
         super(HttpServer, self).__init__(parent)
-        self.worker = HttpWorker()
-        self.thread = QtCore.QThread()
-        self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
-        self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.run)
-        self.thread.start()
-        Registry().register_function('download_website', self.first_time)
-        Registry().register_function('get_website_version', self.website_version)
+        if Registry().get_flag('no_web_server'):
+            self.worker = HttpWorker()
+            self.thread = QtCore.QThread()
+            self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
+            self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.run)
+            self.thread.start()
+            Registry().register_function('download_website', self.first_time)
+            Registry().register_function('get_website_version', self.website_version)
         Registry().set_flag('website_version', '0.0')
 
     def bootstrap_post_set_up(self):
diff --git a/openlp/core/api/websockets.py b/openlp/core/api/websockets.py
index 90dca8208..3417eb74d 100644
--- a/openlp/core/api/websockets.py
+++ b/openlp/core/api/websockets.py
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ class WebSocketServer(RegistryProperties, LogMixin):
         Initialise and start the WebSockets server
         """
         super(WebSocketServer, self).__init__()
-        self.settings_section = 'api'
-        self.worker = WebSocketWorker(self)
-        self.thread = QtCore.QThread()
-        self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
-        self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.run)
-        self.thread.start()
+        if Registry().get_flag('no_web_server'):
+            self.settings_section = 'api'
+            self.worker = WebSocketWorker(self)
+            self.thread = QtCore.QThread()
+            self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
+            self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.run)
+            self.thread.start()
 
     def start_server(self):
         """
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index 312e9d445..ee07cbd69 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -504,9 +504,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, RegistryProperties):
         Settings().set_up_default_values()
         self.about_form = AboutForm(self)
         MediaController()
-        if Registry().get_flag('no_web_server'):
-            websockets.WebSocketServer()
-            server.HttpServer()
+        websockets.WebSocketServer()
+        server.HttpServer()
         SettingsForm(self)
         self.formatting_tag_form = FormattingTagForm(self)
         self.shortcut_form = ShortcutListForm(self)
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/http/test_http.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/http/test_http.py
index d9002b2ec..ed584c1b9 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/http/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/http/test_http.py
@@ -45,12 +45,28 @@ class TestHttpServer(TestCase):
     @patch('openlp.core.api.http.server.QtCore.QThread')
     def test_server_start(self, mock_qthread, mock_thread):
         """
-        Test the starting of the Waitress Server
+        Test the starting of the Waitress Server with the disable flag set off
         """
         # GIVEN: A new httpserver
         # WHEN: I start the server
+        Registry().set_flag('no_web_server', True)
         HttpServer()
 
         # THEN: the api environment should have been created
         self.assertEquals(1, mock_qthread.call_count, 'The qthread should have been called once')
         self.assertEquals(1, mock_thread.call_count, 'The http thread should have been called once')
+
+    @patch('openlp.core.api.http.server.HttpWorker')
+    @patch('openlp.core.api.http.server.QtCore.QThread')
+    def test_server_start_not_required(self, mock_qthread, mock_thread):
+        """
+        Test the starting of the Waitress Server with the disable flag set off
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A new httpserver
+        # WHEN: I start the server
+        Registry().set_flag('no_web_server', False)
+        HttpServer()
+
+        # THEN: the api environment should have been created
+        self.assertEquals(0, mock_qthread.call_count, 'The qthread should not have have been called')
+        self.assertEquals(0, mock_thread.call_count, 'The http thread should not have been called')
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/test_websockets.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/test_websockets.py
index 99abcdbc0..f400c50a5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/test_websockets.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core/api/test_websockets.py
@@ -66,16 +66,32 @@ class TestWSServer(TestCase, TestMixin):
     @patch('openlp.core.api.websockets.QtCore.QThread')
     def test_serverstart(self, mock_qthread, mock_worker):
         """
-        Test the starting of the WebSockets Server
+        Test the starting of the WebSockets Server with the disabled flag set on
         """
         # GIVEN: A new httpserver
         # WHEN: I start the server
+        Registry().set_flag('no_web_server', True)
         WebSocketServer()
 
         # THEN: the api environment should have been created
         self.assertEquals(1, mock_qthread.call_count, 'The qthread should have been called once')
         self.assertEquals(1, mock_worker.call_count, 'The http thread should have been called once')
 
+    @patch('openlp.core.api.websockets.WebSocketWorker')
+    @patch('openlp.core.api.websockets.QtCore.QThread')
+    def test_serverstart_not_required(self, mock_qthread, mock_worker):
+        """
+        Test the starting of the WebSockets Server with the disabled flag set off
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A new httpserver and the server is not required
+        # WHEN: I start the server
+        Registry().set_flag('no_web_server', False)
+        WebSocketServer()
+
+        # THEN: the api environment should have been created
+        self.assertEquals(0, mock_qthread.call_count, 'The qthread should not have been called')
+        self.assertEquals(0, mock_worker.call_count, 'The http thread should not have been called')
+
     def test_main_poll(self):
         """
         Test the main_poll function returns the correct JSON
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core/ui/test_mainwindow.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core/ui/test_mainwindow.py
index 5e1a69cbc..4a0404eab 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core/ui/test_mainwindow.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core/ui/test_mainwindow.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class TestMainWindow(TestCase, TestMixin):
         # WHEN: you check the started functions
 
         # THEN: the following registry functions should have been registered
-        assert len(self.registry.service_list) == 12, \
+        assert len(self.registry.service_list) == 13, \
             'The registry should have 12 services, got {}'.format(self.registry.service_list.keys())
         assert len(self.registry.functions_list) == 19, \
             'The registry should have 19 functions, got {}'.format(self.registry.functions_list.keys())