diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/ee/features_control_cloud.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/ee/features_control_cloud.py
index db2a03ee..982bddc7 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/ee/features_control_cloud.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/ee/features_control_cloud.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def model_assignment(self) -> bool:
 
     @property
     def signup_enabled(self) -> bool:
-        return True
+        return False
 
     @property
     def onboarding_enabled(self) -> bool:
diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/features_control.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/features_control.py
index 5aa43230..9940c51b 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/features_control.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/features_control.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 class FeaturesSchema(BaseModel):
     """Schema to be returned to the client for the features control."""
 
+    signup_enabled: bool
     slack_enabled: bool
     rows_per_minute: int
     onboarding_enabled: bool
diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/logic/data_ingestion.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/logic/data_ingestion.py
index a49098f0..e28fc71f 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/logic/data_ingestion.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/logic/data_ingestion.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import copy
 import json
-import logging
 import typing as t
 
 import asyncpg.exceptions
@@ -346,8 +345,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.resources_provider: ResourcesProvider = resources_provider
         self.logger = logger or configure_logger(name="data-ingestion")
         self.use_kafka = self.resources_provider.kafka_settings.kafka_host is not None
-        if self.use_kafka:
-            logging.getLogger("aiokafka.cluster").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     async def _send_with_retry(
             self,
diff --git a/backend/tests/conftest.py b/backend/tests/conftest.py
index d180a54a..39b5312b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ def features_control_mock(settings):
     class TestsFeaturesControl(CloudFeaturesControl):
         """Mocked features control class for tests, replacing launchdarkly usage."""
 
+        @property
+        def signup_enabled(self) -> bool:
+            return True
+
         @property
         def rows_per_minute(self) -> int:
             """Maximum number of rows per minute allowed for organization."""