diff --git a/src/managed.jl b/src/managed.jl
index f36587e..6ff6f7c 100644
--- a/src/managed.jl
+++ b/src/managed.jl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Cassette: Cassette
 using ..TypesModule: AllBound, Bound, BoundMut, Borrowed, BorrowedMut, is_moved
 using ..SemanticsModule: request_value, mark_moved!, unsafe_get_value
 using ..MacrosModule: @take
+using ..PreferencesModule: is_borrow_checker_enabled
 
 # Create the Cassette context for ownership transfer
 Cassette.@context ManagedCtx
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ passed to functions within the block will automatically have their ownership tra
 using the equivalent of `@take`.
 """
 function managed(f)
+    # Get the module from the caller's context
+    caller_module = parentmodule(f)
+    is_borrow_checker_enabled(caller_module) || return f()
     ctx = Cassette.disablehooks(ManagedCtx())
     return Cassette.@overdub(ctx, f())
 end
diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index 95dbf4c..a92c1a7 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ struct NoLifetime end
 
 Base.in(x, ::NoLifetime) = x
 
-
-
 struct Borrowed{T,O<:Union{Bound,BoundMut}}
     value::T
     owner::O
diff --git a/test/FakeModule/src/FakeModule.jl b/test/FakeModule/src/FakeModule.jl
index ae316b7..b0a85fe 100644
--- a/test/FakeModule/src/FakeModule.jl
+++ b/test/FakeModule/src/FakeModule.jl
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ function test()
     @test x[] == 1
     # @take should just return the value directly
     @test (@take x)[] == 1
-
     # This error now goes undetected:
     @test x[] == 1
 
@@ -36,6 +35,20 @@ function test()
         @test z == 3
         @test r == 2  # r should just be a copy
     end
+
+    # Test managed() - it should just run functions as-is when disabled
+    function expects_raw_int(x::Int)
+        return x + 1
+    end
+
+    @bind w = 42
+    # When enabled, managed() would automatically convert w to raw Int,
+    # but when disabled it should fail since w is passed as-is
+    result = managed() do
+        expects_raw_int(w)
+    end
+    @test result == 43  # Function runs normally since w is just a raw Int
+    @test w == 42  # w is not moved since managed() is disabled
 end
 
 end