diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4ce87c1..530800e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 	k8sToken := getEnv("KUBERNETES_TOKEN", "")
 	verifySSLStr := getEnv("KUBERNETES_VERIFYSSL", "false")
 	templatePath := getEnv("HAPROXY_TEMPLATE", "haproxy.tmpl")
+	annotationCheckEnabled := os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_ANNOTATION_HAPROXY") != ""
 
 	if k8sHost == "" || k8sToken == "" {
 		log.Fatal("KUBERNETES_HOST and KUBERNETES_TOKEN must be set")
@@ -183,8 +184,11 @@ func main() {
 			continue
 		}
 		
-		if val, ok := svc.Metadata.Annotations["haproxy/enabled"]; !ok || val != "true" {
-			continue
+		if annotationCheckEnabled {
+			val, ok := svc.Metadata.Annotations["haproxy/enabled"]
+			if !ok || val != "true" {
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 
 		key := svc.Metadata.Namespace + "/" + svc.Metadata.Name