diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
index 1698e01d4..64347b8db 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
             && strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $baseUrl.'audiopreview/audio-preview') === false
             && strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $baseUrl.'audiopreview/playlist-preview') === false
             && strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $baseUrl.'audiopreview/block-preview') === false) {
-            $client_id = Application_Model_Preference::GetClientId();
-            $view->headScript()->appendScript("var livechat_client_id = '$client_id';");
-            $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl . 'js/airtime/common/livechat.js?'.$CC_CONFIG['airtime_version'], 'text/javascript');
+            if (Application_Model_Preference::GetLiveChatEnabled()) {
+                $client_id = Application_Model_Preference::GetClientId();
+                $view->headScript()->appendScript("var livechat_client_id = '$client_id';");
+                $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl . 'js/airtime/common/livechat.js?'.$CC_CONFIG['airtime_version'], 'text/javascript');  
+            }
         }
 
         if (isset($CC_CONFIG['demo']) && $CC_CONFIG['demo'] == 1) {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index dcf03050f..b1a22b9d7 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -1013,6 +1013,24 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
             Logging::warn("Attempting to set client_id to invalid value: $id");
         }
     }
+    
+    public static function GetLiveChatEnabled()
+    {
+        $liveChat = self::getValue("live_chat", false);
+        if (is_null($liveChat) || $liveChat == "" || $liveChat == "1") { //Defaults to on
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    public static function SetLiveChatEnabled($toggle)
+    {
+        if (is_bool($toggle)) {
+            self::setValue("live_chat", $toggle ? "1" : "0");
+        } else {
+            Logging::warn("Attempting to set live_chat to invalid value: $toggle. Must be a bool.");
+        }
+    }
 
     /* User specific preferences start */