diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d8a2b6..85e8af7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ If you want to mock all models - in convex, please add the following environment
 
 - `npx convex env set MOCK_MODELS true`
 - `npx convex env set FLAG_TEST_PAGE true`
+- `npx convex env set FLAG_CRON_JOBS true`
 
 Add optional environment variable/s for simulating real AI models without mockup responses(when mockup flags are set to FALSE):
 
diff --git a/convex/constants.ts b/convex/constants.ts
index a1b390f..849abb4 100644
--- a/convex/constants.ts
+++ b/convex/constants.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ export const AI_MODEL_IDS = AI_MODELS.map((model) => model.model);
 export const PLAY_DELAY = process.env.PLAY_DELAY
   ? parseInt(process.env.PLAY_DELAY)
   : 0;
+
+export const CRON_INTERVAL = process.env.CRON_INTERVAL
+  ? parseInt(process.env.CRON_INTERVAL)
+  : 60;
diff --git a/convex/crons.ts b/convex/crons.ts
index e703dfe..7f1c752 100644
--- a/convex/crons.ts
+++ b/convex/crons.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { cronJobs } from "convex/server";
 import { internal } from "./_generated/api";
+import { CRON_INTERVAL } from "./constants";
 
 const crons = cronJobs();
 
 crons.interval(
   "run games for all active models",
-  { minutes: 60 },
+  { minutes: CRON_INTERVAL },
   internal.models.runActiveModelsGames,
 );
 
diff --git a/convex/flags.ts b/convex/flags.ts
index 55619f3..24538e6 100644
--- a/convex/flags.ts
+++ b/convex/flags.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const getFlags = query({
   handler: async (ctx) => {
     return {
       showTestPage: process.env.FLAG_TEST_PAGE === "true",
+      enableCronJobs: process.env.FLAG_CRON_JOBS === "true",
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/convex/models.ts b/convex/models.ts
index 2fd89b7..e1cbf70 100644
--- a/convex/models.ts
+++ b/convex/models.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import { internalMutation, query } from "./_generated/server";
 
 export const runActiveModelsGames = internalMutation({
   handler: async (ctx) => {
+    const flags = await ctx.runQuery(api.flags.getFlags);
+    if (!flags.enableCronJobs) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const models = await ctx.runQuery(api.models.getActiveModels);
 
     await Promise.all(