diff --git a/src/client_server.rs b/src/client_server.rs
index 03be7bf0..c190ef7b 100644
--- a/src/client_server.rs
+++ b/src/client_server.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ pub fn register_route(
     db: State<'_, Database>,
     body: Ruma<register::Request>,
 ) -> MatrixResult<register::Response, UiaaResponse> {
+    if db.globals.registration_disabled() {
+        return MatrixResult(Err(UiaaResponse::MatrixError(Error {
+            kind: ErrorKind::Unknown,
+            message: "Registration has been disabled.".to_owned(),
+            status_code: http::StatusCode::FORBIDDEN,
+        })));
+    }
+
     // Validate user id
     let user_id = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(
         body.username
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 492f8804..34af8fc2 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub(self) mod uiaa;
 pub(self) mod users;
 
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
+use log::info;
 use std::fs::remove_dir_all;
 
 use rocket::Config;
@@ -49,13 +50,10 @@ impl Database {
             });
 
         let db = sled::open(&path).unwrap();
-        log::info!("Opened sled database at {}", path);
+        info!("Opened sled database at {}", path);
 
         Self {
-            globals: globals::Globals::load(
-                db.open_tree("global").unwrap(),
-                server_name.to_owned(),
-            ),
+            globals: globals::Globals::load(db.open_tree("global").unwrap(), config),
             users: users::Users {
                 userid_password: db.open_tree("userid_password").unwrap(),
                 userid_displayname: db.open_tree("userid_displayname").unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/database/globals.rs b/src/database/globals.rs
index 93d5794c..08ab411f 100644
--- a/src/database/globals.rs
+++ b/src/database/globals.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ pub const COUNTER: &str = "c";
 
 pub struct Globals {
     pub(super) globals: sled::Tree,
-    server_name: String,
     keypair: ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair,
     reqwest_client: reqwest::Client,
+    server_name: String,
+    registration_disabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl Globals {
-    pub fn load(globals: sled::Tree, server_name: String) -> Self {
+    pub fn load(globals: sled::Tree, config: &rocket::Config) -> Self {
         let keypair = ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair::new(
             &*globals
                 .update_and_fetch("keypair", utils::generate_keypair)
@@ -22,17 +23,16 @@ impl Globals {
 
         Self {
             globals,
-            server_name,
             keypair,
             reqwest_client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+            server_name: config
+                .get_str("server_name")
+                .unwrap_or("localhost")
+                .to_owned(),
+            registration_disabled: config.get_bool("registration_disabled").unwrap_or(false),
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the server_name of the server.
-    pub fn server_name(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.server_name
-    }
-
     /// Returns this server's keypair.
     pub fn keypair(&self) -> &ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair {
         &self.keypair
@@ -58,4 +58,12 @@ impl Globals {
             .get(COUNTER)?
             .map_or(0_u64, |bytes| utils::u64_from_bytes(&bytes)))
     }
+
+    pub fn server_name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.server_name
+    }
+
+    pub fn registration_disabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.registration_disabled
+    }
 }