diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index d0e6ec2a74c9..4edd36a1c3ec 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
 
         }
 
-        if(config('queue.default') == 'database' && Ninja::isSelfHost()) {
+        if(config('queue.default') == 'database' && Ninja::isSelfHost() && config('ninja.internal_queue_enabled')) {
 
             $schedule->command('queue:work')->everyMinute()->withoutOverlapping();
             $schedule->command('queue:restart')->everyFiveMinutes()->withoutOverlapping(); 
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 57f4771c6438..c50971c5344c 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -150,4 +150,5 @@ return [
     'ninja_stripe_key' => env('NINJA_STRIPE_KEY', null),
     'ninja_stripe_publishable_key' => env('NINJA_PUBLISHABLE_KEY', null),
     'pdf_generator' => env('PDF_GENERATOR', false),
+    'internal_queue_enabled' => env('INTERNAL_QUEUE_ENABLED', true),
 ];