diff --git a/lib/promenade/configuration.rb b/lib/promenade/configuration.rb
index a0b436b..ed6d7fc 100644
--- a/lib/promenade/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/promenade/configuration.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Promenade
   class Configuration
-    attr_accessor :queue_time_buckets, :rack_latency_buckets
+    attr_accessor :queue_time_buckets, :rack_latency_buckets, :pitchfork_stats_enabled
 
     DEFAULT_RACK_LATENCY_BUCKETS = [0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10].freeze
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Configuration
     def initialize
       @rack_latency_buckets = DEFAULT_RACK_LATENCY_BUCKETS
       @queue_time_buckets = DEFAULT_QUEUE_TIME_BUCKETS
+      @pitchfork_stats_enabled = false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/promenade/railtie.rb b/lib/promenade/railtie.rb
index 3835a85..410f477 100644
--- a/lib/promenade/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/promenade/railtie.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
         Promenade::Client::Rack::HTTPRequestDurationCollector
       Rails.application.config.middleware.insert 0,
         Promenade::Client::Rack::HTTPRequestQueueTimeCollector
+    end
+
+    initializer "promenade.configure_middlewares", after: :load_config_initializers do
+      pitchfork_stats_enabled = Promenade.configuration.pitchfork_stats_enabled
 
-      if defined?(::Raindrops)
+      if pitchfork_stats_enabled && defined?(::Raindrops)
         require "promenade/raindrops/middleware"
         Rails.application.config.middleware.use Promenade::Raindrops::Middleware
       end
 
-      if defined?(::Pitchfork)
+      if pitchfork_stats_enabled &&defined?(::Pitchfork)
         require "promenade/pitchfork/middleware"
         Rails.application.config.middleware.use Promenade::Pitchfork::Middleware
       end