diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_bot_farms.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_bot_farms.py
index feb3f26..4125a75 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_bot_farms.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_bot_farms.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class DiscoveryBotFarms(DVMTaskInterface):
     async def init_dvm(self, name, dvm_config: DVMConfig, nip89config: NIP89Config, nip88config: NIP88Config = None,
                        admin_config: AdminConfig = None, options=None):
         dvm_config.SCRIPT = os.path.abspath(__file__)
-        await self.sync_db()
+        if self.dvm_config.UPDATE_DATABASE:
+            await self.sync_db()
 
     async def is_input_supported(self, tags, client=None, dvm_config=None):
         for tag in tags:
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ class DiscoveryBotFarms(DVMTaskInterface):
             return 0
         else:
             if Timestamp.now().as_secs() >= self.last_schedule + dvm_config.SCHEDULE_UPDATES_SECONDS:
-                await self.sync_db()
+                if self.dvm_config.UPDATE_DATABASE:
+                    await self.sync_db()
                 self.last_schedule = Timestamp.now().as_secs()
                 return 1
 
diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/search_users.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/search_users.py
index 9f2768a..71d5080 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/search_users.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/search_users.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class SearchUser(DVMTaskInterface):
         dvm_config.SCRIPT = os.path.abspath(__file__)
         if self.options.get("relay"):
             self.relay = self.options['relay']
-        await self.sync_db()
+        if self.dvm_config.UPDATE_DATABASE:
+            await self.sync_db()
 
     async def is_input_supported(self, tags, client=None, dvm_config=None):
         for tag in tags:
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ class SearchUser(DVMTaskInterface):
             return 0
         else:
             if Timestamp.now().as_secs() >= self.last_schedule + dvm_config.SCHEDULE_UPDATES_SECONDS:
-                await self.sync_db()
+                if self.dvm_config.UPDATE_DATABASE:
+                    await self.sync_db()
                 self.last_schedule = Timestamp.now().as_secs()
                 return 1