diff --git a/resotocore/resotocore/core_config.py b/resotocore/resotocore/core_config.py
index f6ef4d0eb9..6c33f668a3 100644
--- a/resotocore/resotocore/core_config.py
+++ b/resotocore/resotocore/core_config.py
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ class CoreConfig(ConfigObject):
     def multi_tenant_setup(self) -> bool:
         return cast(bool, self.args.multi_tenant_setup)
 
+    @property
+    def no_scheduling(self) -> bool:
+        return cast(bool, self.args.no_scheduling)
+
     @property
     def editable(self) -> "EditableConfig":
         return EditableConfig(self.api, self.cli, self.graph_update, self.runtime, self.workflows)
diff --git a/resotocore/resotocore/graph_manager/graph_manager.py b/resotocore/resotocore/graph_manager/graph_manager.py
index f7d0329e62..5d63e9c0a5 100644
--- a/resotocore/resotocore/graph_manager/graph_manager.py
+++ b/resotocore/resotocore/graph_manager/graph_manager.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async def _on_config_updated(self, config_id: str) -> None:
 
     async def start(self) -> None:
         self.lock = Lock()
-        if not self.config.multi_tenant_setup:
+        if not self.config.multi_tenant_setup and not self.config.no_scheduling:
             # initialize the snapshot schedule
             await self._on_config_updated(ResotoCoreSnapshotsConfigId)
             await self.__setup_cleanup_old_snapshots_worker(self.config.snapshots)