diff --git a/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer.go b/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer.go
index f32561f5..f2c4f76d 100644
--- a/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer.go
+++ b/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	logger_wrapper "github.com/evolution-foundation/evolution-go/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/gomessguii/logger"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type natsProducer struct {
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ func NewNatsProducer(
 	natsGlobalEvents []string,
 	loggerWrapper *logger_wrapper.LoggerManager,
 ) producer_interfaces.Producer {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(url) == "" {
+		return &natsProducer{
+			conn:              nil,
+			natsGlobalEnabled: false,
+			natsGlobalEvents:  nil,
+			loggerWrapper:     loggerWrapper,
+		}
+	}
+
 	conn, err := nats.Connect(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.LogError("Failed to connect to NATS: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer_test.go b/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..272fd682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/events/nats/nats_producer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package nats_producer
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestNewNatsProducerDoesNotConnectWithoutURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		url  string
+	}{
+		{"Empty URL", ""},
+		{"Whitespace URL", "  "},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			producer, ok := NewNatsProducer(tt.url, true, []string{"event1"}, nil).(*natsProducer)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatal("constructor returned an unexpected producer type")
+			}
+			if producer.conn != nil {
+				t.Fatal("NATS connection must stay nil when NATS_URL is empty")
+			}
+			if producer.natsGlobalEnabled {
+				t.Fatal("NATS global publishing must stay disabled without a URL")
+			}
+			if producer.natsGlobalEvents != nil {
+				t.Fatal("natsGlobalEvents must be nil when NATS_URL is empty")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}