diff --git a/.env.default b/.env.default
index 7090df7..1755c0f 100644
--- a/.env.default
+++ b/.env.default
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 RAPID7_API_KEY=
 CACHE_SIZE=536870912
 MASSDNS_HASHMAP_SIZE=1000
+PROFILE=0
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 5a8bda2..9cbd330 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import coloredlogs
 import pickle
 import numpy
 import math
+import os
 
 TLD_LIST: typing.Set[str] = set()
 
@@ -127,13 +128,23 @@ MatchCallable = typing.Callable[[Path,
 
 class Profiler():
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.log = logging.getLogger('profiler')
-        self.time_last = time.perf_counter()
-        self.time_step = 'init'
-        self.time_dict: typing.Dict[str, float] = dict()
-        self.step_dict: typing.Dict[str, int] = dict()
+        do_profile = int(os.environ.get('PROFILE', '0'))
+        if do_profile:
+            self.log = logging.getLogger('profiler')
+            self.time_last = time.perf_counter()
+            self.time_step = 'init'
+            self.time_dict: typing.Dict[str, float] = dict()
+            self.step_dict: typing.Dict[str, int] = dict()
+            self.enter_step = self.enter_step_real
+            self.profile = self.profile_real
+        else:
+            self.enter_step = self.enter_step_dummy
+            self.profile = self.profile_dummy
 
-    def enter_step(self, name: str) -> None:
+    def enter_step_dummy(self, name: str) -> None:
+        return
+
+    def enter_step_real(self, name: str) -> None:
         now = time.perf_counter()
         try:
             self.time_dict[self.time_step] += now - self.time_last
@@ -144,7 +155,10 @@ class Profiler():
         self.time_step = name
         self.time_last = time.perf_counter()
 
-    def profile(self) -> None:
+    def profile_dummy(self) -> None:
+        return
+
+    def profile_real(self) -> None:
         self.enter_step('profile')
         total = sum(self.time_dict.values())
         for key, secs in sorted(self.time_dict.items(), key=lambda t: t[1]):