diff --git a/apps/assets/tasks.py b/apps/assets/tasks.py
index a6ffd2270..b7385b0c8 100644
--- a/apps/assets/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/assets/tasks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TIMEOUT = 60
 logger = get_logger(__file__)
 CACHE_MAX_TIME = 60*60*60
 disk_pattern = re.compile(r'^hd|sd|xvd|vd')
-PERIOD_TASK = os.environ.get("PERIOD_TASK", "on")
+PERIOD_TASK = os.environ.get("PERIOD_TASK", "off")
 
 
 @shared_task