diff --git a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
index 48a0b85aa..728d57fbd 100644
--- a/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
+++ b/mealie/rootfs/run.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ done
 rm /.env || true
 rm /env.py || true
 
+# Unset allow_signup
+
+if [[ "${ALLOW_SIGNUP:-}" == "false" ]]; then
+  unset ALLOW_SIGNUP
+fi
+
 ####################
 # MIGRATE DATA DIR #
 ####################