diff --git a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
index aef586cf9be8..5674c6cef574 100644
--- a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ exports[`should create default config 1`] = `
     "user": "unleash",
     "version": undefined,
   },
+  "disableScheduler": undefined,
   "email": {
     "host": undefined,
     "port": 587,
diff --git a/src/lib/create-config.ts b/src/lib/create-config.ts
index bf3a42ed3cef..ec57422d04d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/create-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/create-config.ts
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ export function createConfig(options: IUnleashOptions): IUnleashConfig {
         accessControlMaxAge,
         prometheusApi,
         publicFolder: options.publicFolder,
+        disableScheduler: options.disableScheduler,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/server-impl.ts b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
index 678e3c98ac52..2b59984822ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/server-impl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server-impl.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ async function createApp(
     const db = createDb(config);
     const stores = createStores(config, db);
     const services = createServices(stores, config, db);
-    await scheduleServices(services);
+    if (!config.disableScheduler) {
+        await scheduleServices(services);
+    }
 
     const metricsMonitor = createMetricsMonitor();
     const unleashSession = sessionDb(config, db);
diff --git a/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.test.ts b/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.test.ts
index bcc7dd32d8a5..4eab1c0adcbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test('Maintenance on should pause scheduler', async () => {
 });
 
 test('Maintenance off should resume scheduler', async () => {
-    const config = createTestConfig();
+    const config = createTestConfig({ disableScheduler: false });
     const schedulerService = new SchedulerService(config.getLogger);
     schedulerService.pause();
     const maintenanceService = new MaintenanceService(
diff --git a/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.ts b/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.ts
index ca99708fab38..21be7f12493a 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/maintenance-service.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class MaintenanceService {
     ): Promise<void> {
         if (setting.enabled) {
             this.schedulerService.pause();
-        } else {
+        } else if (!this.config.disableScheduler) {
             this.schedulerService.resume();
         }
         return this.settingService.insert(
diff --git a/src/lib/types/option.ts b/src/lib/types/option.ts
index f3a2b7541345..533df4735217 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/option.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/option.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export interface IUnleashOptions {
     accessControlMaxAge?: number;
     prometheusApi?: string;
     publicFolder?: string;
+    disableScheduler?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IEmailOption {
@@ -207,4 +208,5 @@ export interface IUnleashConfig {
     accessControlMaxAge: number;
     prometheusApi?: string;
     publicFolder?: string;
+    disableScheduler?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/config/test-config.ts b/src/test/config/test-config.ts
index 56f970a2fefe..4351eb322740 100644
--- a/src/test/config/test-config.ts
+++ b/src/test/config/test-config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function createTestConfig(config?: IUnleashOptions): IUnleashConfig {
         server: { secret: 'really-secret' },
         session: { db: false },
         versionCheck: { enable: false },
+        disableScheduler: true,
         clientFeatureCaching: {
             enabled: false,
         },
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
index 7fbf6ee7c3d5..2941901bc855 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ async function createApp(
         server: {
             unleashUrl: 'http://localhost:4242',
         },
+        disableScheduler: true,
         ...{
             ...customOptions,
             experimental: {