diff --git a/files/netbox-reporter.sh b/files/netbox-reporter.sh
index 883dc67..60e9495 100644
--- a/files/netbox-reporter.sh
+++ b/files/netbox-reporter.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ NB_TOKEN="${NB_TOKEN:-}"
 # --- Optional performance knobs ---
 # NB_PREREAD=1 enables extra GETs to print pre-change values (more load on NetBox).
 NB_PREREAD="${NB_PREREAD:-0}"
+USE_TAGS="${USE_TAGS:-yes}"
 
 # Device ID cache (per worker process)
 # Cache entries are considered fresh for 60 minutes. After that, they may be used up to an
@@ -544,6 +545,9 @@ handle_payload() {
       ;;
     tag_add)
       # add a tag to the device using task_result as slug
+      if [[ "$USE_TAGS" != "yes" ]]; then
+        return 0
+      fi
       if [[ -z "$task_result" ]]; then
         warn "tag_add: task_result (tag slug) is empty; skipping."
         return 0
@@ -555,15 +559,19 @@ handle_payload() {
       ;;
     update_cleanup_success)
       # cleanup after successful update
-      nb_remove_tag_by_slug "$dev_id" "update-in-progress" || true
-      nb_remove_tag_by_slug "$dev_id" "update-auto-restarted" || true
-      nb_add_tag_by_slug     "$dev_id" "update-successful"   || true
+      if [[ "$USE_TAGS" == "yes" ]]; then
+        nb_remove_tag_by_slug "$dev_id" "update-in-progress" || true
+        nb_remove_tag_by_slug "$dev_id" "update-auto-restarted" || true
+        nb_add_tag_by_slug     "$dev_id" "update-successful"   || true
+      fi
       nb_clear_update_progress "$dev_id"                     || true
 
       echo ">>> Device '$device' (id=$dev_id) cleanup done:"
-      echo "    - tag removed: update-in-progress"
-      echo "    - tag removed: update-auto-restarted"
-      echo "    - tag added:   update-successful"
+      if [[ "$USE_TAGS" == "yes" ]]; then
+        echo "    - tag removed: update-in-progress"
+        echo "    - tag removed: update-auto-restarted"
+        echo "    - tag added:   update-successful"
+      fi
       echo "    - custom field cleared: update_progress"
       ;;
     custom_field_set)
@@ -580,6 +588,9 @@ handle_payload() {
       ;;
     tag_remove)
       # remove a tag from the device using task_result as slug
+      if [[ "$USE_TAGS" != "yes" ]]; then
+        return 0
+      fi
       if [[ -z "$task_result" ]]; then
         warn "tag_remove: task_result (tag slug) is empty; skipping."
         return 0