diff --git a/authentik/admin/apps.py b/authentik/admin/apps.py
index 82de9d5d30..28fa620eb6 100644
--- a/authentik/admin/apps.py
+++ b/authentik/admin/apps.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from prometheus_client import Info
 
 from authentik.blueprints.apps import ManagedAppConfig
+from authentik.lib.config import CONFIG
 from authentik.lib.utils.time import fqdn_rand
 from authentik.tasks.schedules.lib import ScheduleSpec
 
@@ -41,5 +42,6 @@ class AuthentikAdminConfig(ManagedAppConfig):
             ScheduleSpec(
                 actor=update_latest_version,
                 crontab=f"{fqdn_rand('admin_latest_version')} * * * *",
+                paused=CONFIG.get_bool("disable_update_check"),
             ),
         ]
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/apps.py b/authentik/outposts/apps.py
index 0f9d99bc2c..10839cd8c1 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/apps.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/apps.py
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@ class AuthentikOutpostConfig(ManagedAppConfig):
                 actor=outpost_connection_discovery,
                 crontab=f"{fqdn_rand('outpost_connection_discovery')} */8 * * *",
                 run_on_startup=True,
+                paused=not CONFIG.get_bool("outposts.discover"),
             ),
         ]
diff --git a/authentik/tasks/schedules/lib.py b/authentik/tasks/schedules/lib.py
index 4881602aa7..62fe9e84b8 100644
--- a/authentik/tasks/schedules/lib.py
+++ b/authentik/tasks/schedules/lib.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 class ScheduleSpec:
     actor: Actor
     crontab: str
+    paused: bool = False
     uid: str | None = None
 
     args: Iterable[Any] = field(default_factory=tuple)
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class ScheduleSpec:
         defaults = {
             **query,
             "actor_name": self.actor.actor_name,
+            "paused": self.paused,
             "args": self.get_args(),
             "kwargs": self.get_kwargs(),
             "options": self.get_options(),