diff --git a/src/Module/Friendica.php b/src/Module/Friendica.php
index 1bd6bd411..fe4c846c9 100644
--- a/src/Module/Friendica.php
+++ b/src/Module/Friendica.php
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ class Friendica extends BaseModule
 
 		$blockList = $this->config->get('system', 'blocklist') ?? [];
 
-		$register_policy_int = $this->config->get('config', 'register_policy');
-		if (!empty($blockList) && ($register_policy_int !== Register::CLOSED || $this->session->isAuthenticated())) {
+		if (!empty($blockList) && ($this->config->get('blocklist', 'public') || $this->session->isAuthenticated())) {
 			$blocked = [
 				'title'    => $this->t('On this server the following remote servers are blocked.'),
 				'header'   => [
diff --git a/static/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
index 6c9e2dd3c..4562da898 100644
--- a/static/defaults.config.php
+++ b/static/defaults.config.php
@@ -786,4 +786,9 @@ return [
 		// Banner for Mastodon API
 		'mastodon_banner' => '/images/friendica-banner.jpg',
 	],
+	'blocklist' => [
+		// public (Boolean)
+		// Wether the blocklist is publicly listed under /about (or in any later API)
+		'public' => true,
+	],
 ];