diff --git a/server/utils/AiProviders/genericOpenAi/index.js b/server/utils/AiProviders/genericOpenAi/index.js
index 163780b9e1..e7b35c74f9 100644
--- a/server/utils/AiProviders/genericOpenAi/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/AiProviders/genericOpenAi/index.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class GenericOpenAiLLM {
   }
 
   streamingEnabled() {
+    if (process.env.GENERIC_OPENAI_STREAMING_DISABLED === "true") return false;
     return "streamGetChatCompletion" in this;
   }