diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c37bcc206f..220f030568 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6166,7 +6166,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-node"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip39",
diff --git a/nym-node/src/cli/commands/migrate.rs b/nym-node/src/cli/commands/migrate.rs
index 5b34d6e903..5625130148 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/cli/commands/migrate.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/cli/commands/migrate.rs
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ async fn migrate_mixnode(mut args: Args) -> Result<(), NymNodeError> {
                 packet_forwarding_maximum_backoff: cfg.debug.packet_forwarding_maximum_backoff,
                 initial_connection_timeout: cfg.debug.initial_connection_timeout,
                 maximum_connection_buffer_size: cfg.debug.maximum_connection_buffer_size,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             ..Default::default()
         }))
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ async fn migrate_gateway(mut args: Args) -> Result<(), NymNodeError> {
                 packet_forwarding_maximum_backoff: cfg.debug.packet_forwarding_maximum_backoff,
                 initial_connection_timeout: cfg.debug.initial_connection_timeout,
                 maximum_connection_buffer_size: cfg.debug.maximum_connection_buffer_size,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
         }))
         .with_mixnode(args.mixnode.override_config_section(config::MixnodeConfig {
diff --git a/nym-node/src/cli/helpers.rs b/nym-node/src/cli/helpers.rs
index 74469a4fcc..1358b92072 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/cli/helpers.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/cli/helpers.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ pub(crate) struct MixnetArgs {
         env = NYMNODE_NYXD_URLS_ARG
     )]
     pub(crate) nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<Url>>,
+
+    /// Specifies whether this node should **NOT** use noise protocol in the connections (currently not implemented)
+    #[clap(
+        hide = true,
+        long,
+        env = NYMNODE_UNSAFE_DISABLE_NOISE
+    )]
+    pub(crate) unsafe_disable_noise: bool,
 }
 
 impl MixnetArgs {
@@ -221,6 +229,9 @@ impl MixnetArgs {
         if let Some(nyxd_urls) = self.nyxd_urls {
             section.nyxd_urls = nyxd_urls
         }
+        if self.unsafe_disable_noise {
+            section.debug.unsafe_disable_noise = true
+        }
         section
     }
 }
diff --git a/nym-node/src/config/mod.rs b/nym-node/src/config/mod.rs
index 4ff8519993..0b8e6f5da6 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ pub struct MixnetDebug {
 
     /// Maximum number of packets that can be stored waiting to get sent to a particular connection.
     pub maximum_connection_buffer_size: usize,
+
+    /// Specifies whether this node should **NOT** use noise protocol in the connections (currently not implemented)
+    pub unsafe_disable_noise: bool,
 }
 
 impl MixnetDebug {
@@ -453,6 +456,8 @@ impl Default for MixnetDebug {
             packet_forwarding_maximum_backoff: Self::DEFAULT_PACKET_FORWARDING_MAXIMUM_BACKOFF,
             initial_connection_timeout: Self::DEFAULT_INITIAL_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
             maximum_connection_buffer_size: Self::DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_CONNECTION_BUFFER_SIZE,
+            // to be changed by @SW once the implementation is there
+            unsafe_disable_noise: true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/nym-node/src/env.rs b/nym-node/src/env.rs
index f7594ccbc2..4ceeed736d 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/env.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/env.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub mod vars {
     pub const NYMNODE_MIXNET_BIND_ADDRESS_ARG: &str = "NYMNODE_MIXNET_BIND_ADDRESS";
     pub const NYMNODE_NYM_APIS_ARG: &str = "NYMNODE_NYM_APIS";
     pub const NYMNODE_NYXD_URLS_ARG: &str = "NYMNODE_NYXD";
+    pub const NYMNODE_UNSAFE_DISABLE_NOISE: &str = "UNSAFE_DISABLE_NOISE";
 
     // wireguard:
     pub const NYMNODE_WG_ENABLED_ARG: &str = "NYMNODE_WG_ENABLED";
diff --git a/nym-node/src/node/http/mod.rs b/nym-node/src/node/http/mod.rs
index ca26a8b292..b90398d6be 100644
--- a/nym-node/src/node/http/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/src/node/http/mod.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,19 @@ pub(crate) fn sign_host_details(
     x25519_noise: &x25519::PublicKey,
     ed22519_identity: &ed25519::KeyPair,
 ) -> Result<api_requests::v1::node::models::SignedHostInformation, NymNodeError> {
+    let x25519_noise = if config.mixnet.debug.unsafe_disable_noise {
+        String::new()
+    } else {
+        x25519_noise.to_base58_string()
+    };
+
     let host_info = api_requests::v1::node::models::HostInformation {
         ip_address: config.host.public_ips.clone(),
         hostname: config.host.hostname.clone(),
         keys: api_requests::v1::node::models::HostKeys {
             ed25519_identity: ed22519_identity.public_key().to_base58_string(),
             x25519_sphinx: x22519_sphinx.to_base58_string(),
-            x25519_noise: x25519_noise.to_base58_string(),
+            x25519_noise,
         },
     };