# Nodetool disablegossip

**disablegossip** - Disable the gossip protocol.

For example:

```shell
nodetool disablegossip
```

To verify the gossip status, run `nodetool statusgossip`. The result will be: `not running`

See also

* [enablegossip](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/nodetool-commands/enablegossip.md)
* [statusgossip](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/nodetool-commands/statusgossip.md)

[Nodetool Reference](https://docs.scylladb.com/manual/master/operating-scylla/nodetool.md)