diff --git a/src/activitypub/index.js b/src/activitypub/index.js
index 88f915691d..b5a70752d1 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/index.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ ActivityPub.feps = require('./feps');
 ActivityPub.startJobs = () => {
 	ActivityPub.helpers.log('[activitypub/jobs] Registering jobs.');
 	new CronJob('0 0 * * *', async () => {
+		if (!meta.config.activitypubEnabled) {
+			return;
+		}
 		try {
 			await ActivityPub.notes.prune();
 			await db.sortedSetsRemoveRangeByScore(['activities:datetime'], '-inf', Date.now() - 604800000);
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ ActivityPub.startJobs = () => {
 	}, null, true, null, null, false); // change last argument to true for debugging
 
 	new CronJob('*/30 * * * *', async () => {
+		if (!meta.config.activitypubEnabled) {
+			return;
+		}
 		try {
 			await ActivityPub.actors.prune();
 		} catch (err) {