diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/SubmissionCard.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/SubmissionCard.tsx
index f154923..2f8eecd 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/SubmissionCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/SubmissionCard.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { useAccount } from "wagmi";
 import { Address } from "~~/components/scaffold-eth";
+import scaffoldConfig from "~~/scaffold.config";
 import { SubmissionWithAvg } from "~~/services/database/repositories/submissions";
 import { postMutationFetcher } from "~~/utils/react-query";
 import { notification } from "~~/utils/scaffold-eth";
 
 export const SubmissionCard = ({ submission }: { submission: SubmissionWithAvg }) => {
+  const { votingEnabled } = scaffoldConfig;
   const { address: connectedAddress } = useAccount();
 
   const { mutateAsync: postNewVote, isPending: isVotePending } = useMutation({
@@ -23,6 +25,11 @@ export const SubmissionCard = ({ submission }: { submission: SubmissionWithAvg }
 
   const vote = async (newScore: number) => {
     try {
+      if (!votingEnabled) {
+        notification.error("Voting is disabled");
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (newScore < 0 || newScore > 10) {
         notification.error("Wrong score");
         return;
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/Submissions.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/Submissions.tsx
index cd63e76..6e887df 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/Submissions.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/admin/_components/Submissions.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 import { SubmissionTabs } from "./SubmissionTabs";
+import scaffoldConfig from "~~/scaffold.config";
 import { getAllSubmissions } from "~~/services/database/repositories/submissions";
 
 export const Submissions = async () => {
   const submissions = await getAllSubmissions();
-  return <SubmissionTabs submissions={submissions} />;
+  const { votingEnabled } = scaffoldConfig;
+  return (
+    <>
+      {!votingEnabled && (
+        <div className="max-w-7xl container mx-auto px-6 mb-6">
+          <div className="alert alert-warning">Voting period ended</div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <SubmissionTabs submissions={submissions} />
+    </>
+  );
 };
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/api/submissions/[submissionId]/votes/route.ts b/packages/nextjs/app/api/submissions/[submissionId]/votes/route.ts
index 2565ebd..e761dcd 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/api/submissions/[submissionId]/votes/route.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/api/submissions/[submissionId]/votes/route.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { getServerSession } from "next-auth";
+import scaffoldConfig from "~~/scaffold.config";
 import { createOrUpdateVote, deleteVote } from "~~/services/database/repositories/votes";
 import { authOptions } from "~~/utils/auth";
 
 export async function POST(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: { submissionId: number } }) {
+  const { votingEnabled } = scaffoldConfig;
   try {
     const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
 
     if (session?.user.role !== "admin") {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: "Only admins can vote" }, { status: 401 });
     }
+
+    if (!votingEnabled) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Voting is disabled" }, { status: 400 });
+    }
+
     const { submissionId } = params;
 
     const { score } = (await req.json()) as { score: string };
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/scaffold.config.ts b/packages/nextjs/scaffold.config.ts
index b00a22e..ffe76bf 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/scaffold.config.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/scaffold.config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type ScaffoldConfig = {
   alchemyApiKey: string;
   walletConnectProjectId: string;
   onlyLocalBurnerWallet: boolean;
+  votingEnabled: boolean;
 };
 
 const scaffoldConfig = {
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ const scaffoldConfig = {
 
   // Only show the Burner Wallet when running on hardhat network
   onlyLocalBurnerWallet: true,
+
+  // Enable voting on submissions
+  votingEnabled: false,
 } as const satisfies ScaffoldConfig;
 
 export default scaffoldConfig;