diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index a85cffcf5..b1724784c 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -245,12 +245,14 @@ func NewServer(config *csconfig.LocalApiServerCfg) (*APIServer, error) {
 		if apiClient.apiClient.IsEnrolled() {
 			log.Infof("Machine is enrolled in the console, Loading PAPI Client")
 
-			papiClient, err = NewPAPI(apiClient, dbClient, config.ConsoleConfig, *config.PapiLogLevel)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+			if config.ConsoleConfig.IsPAPIEnabled() {
+				papiClient, err = NewPAPI(apiClient, dbClient, config.ConsoleConfig, *config.PapiLogLevel)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 
-			controller.DecisionDeleteChan = papiClient.Channels.DeleteDecisionChannel
+				controller.DecisionDeleteChan = papiClient.Channels.DeleteDecisionChannel
+			}
 		} else {
 			log.Errorf("Machine is not enrolled in the console, can't synchronize with the console")
 		}
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) Run(apiReady chan bool) error {
 
 		//csConfig.API.Server.ConsoleConfig.ShareCustomScenarios
 		if s.apic.apiClient.IsEnrolled() {
-			if s.consoleConfig.ConsoleManagement != nil && *s.consoleConfig.ConsoleManagement {
+			if s.consoleConfig.IsPAPIEnabled() {
 				if s.papi.URL != "" {
 					log.Infof("Starting PAPI decision receiver")
 					s.papi.pullTomb.Go(func() error {
diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/console.go b/pkg/csconfig/console.go
index c8e83dcd8..9e3b1e5ac 100644
--- a/pkg/csconfig/console.go
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/console.go
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ type ConsoleConfig struct {
 	ShareContext          *bool `yaml:"share_context"`
 }
 
+func (c *ConsoleConfig) IsPAPIEnabled() bool {
+	if c == nil || c.ConsoleManagement == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return *c.ConsoleManagement
+}
+
 func (c *LocalApiServerCfg) LoadConsoleConfig() error {
 	c.ConsoleConfig = &ConsoleConfig{}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(c.ConsoleConfigPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {