diff --git a/src/api/hooks/accounts/usePatronUser.ts b/src/api/hooks/accounts/usePatronUser.ts
index 283f02b3d..aa78ecd39 100644
--- a/src/api/hooks/accounts/usePatronUser.ts
+++ b/src/api/hooks/accounts/usePatronUser.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
 import { useEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
+import { useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks/useSoapboxConfig';
 import { type PatronUser, patronUserSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
 function usePatronUser(url?: string) {
   const api = useApi();
+  const soapboxConfig = useSoapboxConfig();
+
+  const patronEnabled = soapboxConfig.getIn(['extensions', 'patron', 'enabled']) === true;
 
   const { entity: patronUser, ...result } = useEntity<PatronUser>(
     [Entities.PATRON_USERS, url || ''],
     () => api.get(`/api/patron/v1/accounts/${encodeURIComponent(url!)}`),
-    { schema: patronUserSchema, enabled: !!url },
+    { schema: patronUserSchema, enabled: patronEnabled && !!url },
   );
 
   return { patronUser, ...result };