diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index e9e9fb571..916a1ef76 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ ACCEPT_LOCAL_FILE_PATH=True
 # This protects against Server Side Request Forgery when proper infrastructure is not in place.
 ALLOW_HTTP_REQUESTS=True
 
+# When set to false don't allow cypher search to be used in Cognee.
+ALLOW_CYPHER_QUERY=True
+
 # When set to False errors during data processing will be returned as info but not raised to allow handling of faulty documents
 RAISE_INCREMENTAL_LOADING_ERRORS=True
 
diff --git a/cognee/modules/search/methods/get_search_type_tools.py b/cognee/modules/search/methods/get_search_type_tools.py
index e671a7db3..551f77a16 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/search/methods/get_search_type_tools.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/search/methods/get_search_type_tools.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Type
 
 from cognee.modules.engine.models.node_set import NodeSet
@@ -160,6 +161,12 @@ async def get_search_type_tools(
     if query_type is SearchType.FEELING_LUCKY:
         query_type = await select_search_type(query_text)
 
+    if (
+        query_type in [SearchType.CYPHER, SearchType.NATURAL_LANGUAGE]
+        and os.getenv("ALLOW_CYPHER_QUERY", "true").lower() == "false"
+    ):
+        raise UnsupportedSearchTypeError("Cypher query search types are disabled.")
+
     search_type_tools = search_tasks.get(query_type)
 
     if not search_type_tools: