diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
index 64d2fbd4e..220286464 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@
 									$location_list = null;
 								}
 
+								if (!($this->config->item('disable_oqrs') ?? false)) {
 								$oqrs_requests = $this->oqrs_model->oqrs_requests($location_list);
-								if ($oqrs_requests > 0) {
 								?>
 								<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="<?php echo site_url('oqrs/requests'); ?>" title="OQRS Requests"><i class="fa fa-id-card"></i> <?php echo lang('menu_oqrs_requests'); ?> <?php if ($oqrs_requests > 0) {
 																																																				echo "<span class=\"badge text-bg-light\">" . $oqrs_requests . "</span>";