diff --git a/backend/onyx/background/celery/memory_monitoring.py b/backend/onyx/background/celery/memory_monitoring.py
index 0ef79b204..211818d9f 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/background/celery/memory_monitoring.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/background/celery/memory_monitoring.py
@@ -5,40 +5,53 @@ from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 
 import psutil
 
+from onyx.utils.logger import is_running_in_container
 from onyx.utils.logger import setup_logger
 
 # Regular application logger
 logger = setup_logger()
 
-# Set up a dedicated memory monitoring logger
-MEMORY_LOG_DIR = "/var/log/persisted-logs/memory"
-MEMORY_LOG_FILE = os.path.join(MEMORY_LOG_DIR, "memory_usage.log")
-MEMORY_LOG_MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024  # 10MB
-MEMORY_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT = 5  # Keep 5 backup files
+# Only set up memory monitoring in container environment
+if is_running_in_container():
+    # Set up a dedicated memory monitoring logger
+    MEMORY_LOG_DIR = "/var/log/persisted-logs/memory"
+    MEMORY_LOG_FILE = os.path.join(MEMORY_LOG_DIR, "memory_usage.log")
+    MEMORY_LOG_MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024  # 10MB
+    MEMORY_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT = 5  # Keep 5 backup files
 
-# Ensure log directory exists
-os.makedirs(MEMORY_LOG_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+    # Ensure log directory exists
+    os.makedirs(MEMORY_LOG_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
-# Create a dedicated logger for memory monitoring
-memory_logger = logging.getLogger("memory_monitoring")
-memory_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    # Create a dedicated logger for memory monitoring
+    memory_logger = logging.getLogger("memory_monitoring")
+    memory_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-# Create a rotating file handler
-memory_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
-    MEMORY_LOG_FILE, maxBytes=MEMORY_LOG_MAX_BYTES, backupCount=MEMORY_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT
-)
+    # Create a rotating file handler
+    memory_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
+        MEMORY_LOG_FILE,
+        maxBytes=MEMORY_LOG_MAX_BYTES,
+        backupCount=MEMORY_LOG_BACKUP_COUNT,
+    )
 
-# Create a formatter that includes all relevant information
-memory_formatter = logging.Formatter(
-    "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s", datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-)
-memory_handler.setFormatter(memory_formatter)
-memory_logger.addHandler(memory_handler)
+    # Create a formatter that includes all relevant information
+    memory_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s", datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+    )
+    memory_handler.setFormatter(memory_formatter)
+    memory_logger.addHandler(memory_handler)
+else:
+    # Create a null logger when not in container
+    memory_logger = logging.getLogger("memory_monitoring")
+    memory_logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
 
 def emit_process_memory(
     pid: int, process_name: str, additional_metadata: dict[str, str | int]
 ) -> None:
+    # Skip memory monitoring if not in container
+    if not is_running_in_container():
+        return
+
     try:
         process = psutil.Process(pid)
         memory_info = process.memory_info()