diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 715ebeec..f511b398 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH=8
 OPID_CLIENT_ID=
 OPID_CLIENT_SECRET=
 OPID_CLIENT_ISSUER=
+DISABLE_ANONYMOUS=
 
 # If you want to have a contact page in your menu, you MUST set CONTACT_URL to the URL of the page that you want
 CONTACT_URL=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.single-domain.yaml b/docker-compose.single-domain.yaml
index 4e85d702..2e2cab7d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.single-domain.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.single-domain.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ services:
       OPID_CLIENT_ID: $OPID_CLIENT_ID
       OPID_CLIENT_SECRET: $OPID_CLIENT_SECRET
       OPID_CLIENT_ISSUER: $OPID_CLIENT_ISSUER
+      DISABLE_ANONYMOUS: $DISABLE_ANONYMOUS
     volumes:
       - ./pusher:/usr/src/app
     labels:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index f68ed6a0..f0bcc841 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ services:
       OPID_CLIENT_ID: $OPID_CLIENT_ID
       OPID_CLIENT_SECRET: $OPID_CLIENT_SECRET
       OPID_CLIENT_ISSUER: $OPID_CLIENT_ISSUER
+      DISABLE_ANONYMOUS: $DISABLE_ANONYMOUS
     volumes:
       - ./pusher:/usr/src/app
     labels:
diff --git a/pusher/src/Controller/AuthenticateController.ts b/pusher/src/Controller/AuthenticateController.ts
index 1e91667f..2dafe065 100644
--- a/pusher/src/Controller/AuthenticateController.ts
+++ b/pusher/src/Controller/AuthenticateController.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { adminApi } from "../Services/AdminApi";
 import { AuthTokenData, jwtTokenManager } from "../Services/JWTTokenManager";
 import { parse } from "query-string";
 import { openIDClient } from "../Services/OpenIDClient";
-import { DISABLE_ANONYMOUS } from "_Enum/EnvironmentVariable";
+import { DISABLE_ANONYMOUS } from "../Enum/EnvironmentVariable";
 
 export interface TokenInterface {
     userUuid: string;
diff --git a/pusher/src/Controller/IoSocketController.ts b/pusher/src/Controller/IoSocketController.ts
index 554b77d8..f73e44fd 100644
--- a/pusher/src/Controller/IoSocketController.ts
+++ b/pusher/src/Controller/IoSocketController.ts
@@ -175,12 +175,13 @@ export class IoSocketController {
 
                         const tokenData =
                             token && typeof token === "string" ? jwtTokenManager.verifyJWTToken(token) : null;
-                        const userIdentifier = tokenData ? tokenData.identifier : "";
 
                         if (DISABLE_ANONYMOUS && !tokenData) {
                             throw new Error("Expecting token");
                         }
 
+                        const userIdentifier = tokenData ? tokenData.identifier : "";
+
                         let memberTags: string[] = [];
                         let memberVisitCardUrl: string | null = null;
                         let memberMessages: unknown;