diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 54b36a97..2553e3f0 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -400,3 +400,6 @@ POSTMASTER = os.environ.get("POSTMASTER")
 
 # store temporary files, especially for debugging
 TEMP_DIR = os.environ.get("TEMP_DIR")
+
+# enable the alias automation disable: an alias can be automatically disabled if it has too many bounces
+ALIAS_AUTOMATIC_DISABLE = "ALIAS_AUTOMATIC_DISABLE" in os.environ
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index 12279ed1..119490b3 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -175,4 +175,6 @@ DISABLE_ONBOARDING=true
 
 # POSTMASTER = postmaster@example.com
 
-# TEMP_DIR = /tmp
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+# TEMP_DIR = /tmp
+
+#ALIAS_AUTOMATIC_DISABLE=true
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