diff --git a/src/activitypub/index.js b/src/activitypub/index.js
index 1ab36c3773..eb60b7a1a6 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/index.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ ActivityPub.instances = require('./instances');
 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);
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ 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) {