From 77dfc3d3c1fb01b968f4b373c8d85a050f187b92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prassanth <80441547+PrassanthVG@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 02:08:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Don't start IP ranges renewal timer when fetching is disabled

IP_RANGES_FETCH_ENABLED=false only skipped the initial fetch; the
renewal timer still fetched the ranges every 6 hours.

Fixes #5748
---
 backend/index.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/index.js b/backend/index.js
index 00285667..a6afda7b 100644
--- a/backend/index.js
+++ b/backend/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ async function appStart() {
 		})
 		.then(() => {
 			internalCertificate.initTimer();
-			internalIpRanges.initTimer();
+			if (IP_RANGES_FETCH_ENABLED) {
+				internalIpRanges.initTimer();
+			}
 
 			const server = app.listen(3000, () => {
 				logger.info(`Backend PID ${process.pid} listening on port 3000 ...`);