diff --git a/application/config/config.sample.php b/application/config/config.sample.php
index e696c53ee..eecdafb18 100644
--- a/application/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/application/config/config.sample.php
@@ -787,4 +787,13 @@ $config['max_login_attempts'] = 3;
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
- $config['disable_user_stats'] = false;
\ No newline at end of file
+ $config['disable_user_stats'] = false;
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| enable DCL Interface
+| Set this to true if your Users and you want to connect your instance to the German DCL
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+ $config['enable_dcl_interface'] = true;
diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
index 769e17b55..e91b8ef9d 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
@@ -497,7 +497,10 @@
 										<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="<?php echo site_url('qrz/export'); ?>" title="Upload to QRZ.com logbook"><i class="fas fa-sync"></i> <?= __("QRZ Logbook"); ?></a></li>
 										<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="<?php echo site_url('webadif/export'); ?>" title="Upload to webADIF"><i class="fas fa-sync"></i> <?= __("QO-100 Dx Club Upload"); ?></a></li>
 										<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="<?php echo site_url('clublog/export'); ?>" title="Upload to Clublog"><i class="fas fa-sync"></i> <?= __("Clublog Import / Export"); ?></a></li>
+										<?php
+										if ($this->config->item('enable_dcl_interface') ?? false) { ?>
 										<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="<?php echo site_url('dcl'); ?>" title="Upload to DCL"><i class="fas fa-sync"></i> <?= __("DCL Export"); ?></a></li>
+										<?php } ?>
 									</ul>
 								</li>
 								<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>