diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProtoTools/UpdateHandler.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProtoTools/UpdateHandler.php
index 4fee9add..6912d276 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProtoTools/UpdateHandler.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/MTProtoTools/UpdateHandler.php
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ trait UpdateHandler
 
     public function handle_update($update, $options = [])
     {
+        if (!$this->settings['updates']['handle_updates']) {
+            return;
+        }
         \danog\MadelineProto\Logger::log('Handling an update of type '.$update['_'].'...');
         //var_dump($update, $options);