diff --git a/exec/newuser.js b/exec/newuser.js
index 95ef1ca915643d4a3e4a4b5f451d8348a0f8e6af..bde4e98da1bcf8a5cbb4507d2de9113a6d981929 100644
--- a/exec/newuser.js
+++ b/exec/newuser.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if(options.send_newuser_welcome)	// backwards compatibility hack
 
 console.clear();
 
-if(!user.address.length && user.number>1) {
+if(!user.address.length && user.number>1 && options.survey !== false) {
 	print("\1y\1hWhere did you hear about this BBS?");
 	user.address=console.getstr(30,K_LINE);
 }