diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
index a7868ee5bf..fe7411e50b 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/env.server.ts
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ const EnvironmentSchema = z.object({
   RUN_ENGINE_RELEASE_CONCURRENCY_POLL_INTERVAL: z.coerce.number().int().default(500),
   RUN_ENGINE_RELEASE_CONCURRENCY_BATCH_SIZE: z.coerce.number().int().default(10),
 
+  RUN_ENGINE_WORKER_ENABLED: z.string().default("1"),
+
   /** How long should the presence ttl last */
   DEV_PRESENCE_SSE_TIMEOUT: z.coerce.number().int().default(30_000),
   DEV_PRESENCE_TTL_MS: z.coerce.number().int().default(5_000),
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/v3/runEngine.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/v3/runEngine.server.ts
index 15150072cb..7c9b07dcc8 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/v3/runEngine.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/v3/runEngine.server.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function createRunEngine() {
   const engine = new RunEngine({
     prisma,
     worker: {
+      disabled: env.RUN_ENGINE_WORKER_ENABLED === "0",
       workers: env.RUN_ENGINE_WORKER_COUNT,
       tasksPerWorker: env.RUN_ENGINE_TASKS_PER_WORKER,
       pollIntervalMs: env.RUN_ENGINE_WORKER_POLL_INTERVAL,
diff --git a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/index.ts b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/index.ts
index 7f1f44db6d..b4f6bff232 100644
--- a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/index.ts
+++ b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { createRedisClient, Redis } from "@internal/redis";
-import { Worker } from "@trigger.dev/redis-worker";
 import { startSpan, trace, Tracer } from "@internal/tracing";
 import { Logger } from "@trigger.dev/core/logger";
 import {
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   StartRunAttemptResult,
   TaskRunExecutionResult,
 } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
-import { BatchId, QueueId, RunId, WaitpointId } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/isomorphic";
+import { BatchId, RunId, WaitpointId } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/isomorphic";
 import {
   Prisma,
   PrismaClient,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   TaskRunExecutionSnapshot,
   Waitpoint,
 } from "@trigger.dev/database";
+import { Worker } from "@trigger.dev/redis-worker";
 import { assertNever } from "assert-never";
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
 import { FairQueueSelectionStrategy } from "../run-queue/fairQueueSelectionStrategy.js";
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ import {
   ExecutionSnapshotSystem,
   getLatestExecutionSnapshot,
 } from "./systems/executionSnapshotSystem.js";
+import { PendingVersionSystem } from "./systems/pendingVersionSystem.js";
 import { ReleaseConcurrencySystem } from "./systems/releaseConcurrencySystem.js";
 import { RunAttemptSystem } from "./systems/runAttemptSystem.js";
 import { SystemResources } from "./systems/systems.js";
 import { TtlSystem } from "./systems/ttlSystem.js";
-import { PendingVersionSystem } from "./systems/pendingVersionSystem.js";
 import { WaitpointSystem } from "./systems/waitpointSystem.js";
 import { EngineWorker, HeartbeatTimeouts, RunEngineOptions, TriggerParams } from "./types.js";
 import { workerCatalog } from "./workerCatalog.js";
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ export class RunEngine {
           await this.delayedRunSystem.enqueueDelayedRun({ runId: payload.runId });
         },
       },
-    }).start();
+    });
+
+    if (!options.worker.disabled) {
+      this.worker.start();
+    }
 
     this.tracer = options.tracer;
 
diff --git a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/types.ts b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/types.ts
index abf520573f..114f38b05e 100644
--- a/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/types.ts
+++ b/internal-packages/run-engine/src/engine/types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { workerCatalog } from "./workerCatalog.js";
 export type RunEngineOptions = {
   prisma: PrismaClient;
   worker: {
+    disabled?: boolean;
     redis: RedisOptions;
     pollIntervalMs?: number;
     immediatePollIntervalMs?: number;