diff --git a/lib/pangea/controllers/pangea_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
index 02dbe0537..42d4ad9fe 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/controllers/pangea_controller.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:developer';
 import 'dart:math';
 
-import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/config/environment.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constants/bot_mode.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constants/class_default_values.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constants/pangea_event_types.dart';
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ class PangeaController {
     startChatWithBotIfNotPresent();
     inviteBotToExistingSpaces();
     setPangeaPushRules();
-    joinSupportSpace();
+    // joinSupportSpace();
   }
 
   /// Initialize controllers
@@ -429,38 +428,38 @@ class PangeaController {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Joins the user to the support space if they are
-  /// not already a member and have not previously left.
-  Future<void> joinSupportSpace() async {
-    // if the user is already in the space, return
-    await matrixState.client.roomsLoading;
-    final isInSupportSpace = matrixState.client.rooms.any(
-      (room) => room.id == Environment.supportSpaceId,
-    );
-    if (isInSupportSpace) return;
+  // /// Joins the user to the support space if they are
+  // /// not already a member and have not previously left.
+  // Future<void> joinSupportSpace() async {
+  //   // if the user is already in the space, return
+  //   await matrixState.client.roomsLoading;
+  //   final isInSupportSpace = matrixState.client.rooms.any(
+  //     (room) => room.id == Environment.supportSpaceId,
+  //   );
+  //   if (isInSupportSpace) return;
 
-    // if the user has previously joined the space, return
-    final bool previouslyJoined =
-        userController.profile.userSettings.hasJoinedHelpSpace ?? false;
-    if (previouslyJoined) return;
+  //   // if the user has previously joined the space, return
+  //   final bool previouslyJoined =
+  //       userController.profile.userSettings.hasJoinedHelpSpace ?? false;
+  //   if (previouslyJoined) return;
 
-    // join the space
-    try {
-      await matrixState.client.joinRoomById(Environment.supportSpaceId);
-      final room = matrixState.client.getRoomById(Environment.supportSpaceId);
-      if (room == null) {
-        await matrixState.client.waitForRoomInSync(
-          Environment.supportSpaceId,
-          join: true,
-        );
-      }
-      userController.updateProfile((profile) {
-        profile.userSettings.hasJoinedHelpSpace = true;
-        return profile;
-      });
-    } catch (err, s) {
-      ErrorHandler.logError(e: err, s: s);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
+  //   // join the space
+  //   try {
+  //     await matrixState.client.joinRoomById(Environment.supportSpaceId);
+  //     final room = matrixState.client.getRoomById(Environment.supportSpaceId);
+  //     if (room == null) {
+  //       await matrixState.client.waitForRoomInSync(
+  //         Environment.supportSpaceId,
+  //         join: true,
+  //       );
+  //     }
+  //     userController.updateProfile((profile) {
+  //       profile.userSettings.hasJoinedHelpSpace = true;
+  //       return profile;
+  //     });
+  //   } catch (err, s) {
+  //     ErrorHandler.logError(e: err, s: s);
+  //     return;
+  //   }
+  // }
 }