diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5bde9bd..cf447e0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token_here
 CHAT_ID=-1001234567890
 WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_random_secret_here
 WEBHOOK_URL=https://yourdomain.com/api/webhook/telegram
+# Set to false for local development without ngrok
+WEBHOOK_ENABLED=true
 
 # Database
 DB_PATH=baton.db
diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index f8cbbc0..fddf972 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ CHAT_ID: str = _require("CHAT_ID")
 DB_PATH: str = os.getenv("DB_PATH", "baton.db")
 WEBHOOK_SECRET: str = _require("WEBHOOK_SECRET")
 WEBHOOK_URL: str = _require("WEBHOOK_URL")
+WEBHOOK_ENABLED: bool = os.getenv("WEBHOOK_ENABLED", "true").lower() == "true"
 FRONTEND_ORIGIN: str = os.getenv("FRONTEND_ORIGIN", "http://localhost:3000")
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index fa58961..3a99fb5 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     await db.init_db()
     logger.info("Database initialized")
 
-    await telegram.set_webhook(url=config.WEBHOOK_URL, secret=config.WEBHOOK_SECRET)
-    logger.info("Webhook registered")
+    if config.WEBHOOK_ENABLED:
+        await telegram.set_webhook(url=config.WEBHOOK_URL, secret=config.WEBHOOK_SECRET)
+        logger.info("Webhook registered")
 
     # v2.0 feature — агрегатор отключён в v1 (ADR-004)
     # task = asyncio.create_task(aggregator.run())