diff --git a/src/cron.ts b/src/cron.ts
index 82e875e..c4d210c 100644
--- a/src/cron.ts
+++ b/src/cron.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 import { eventService } from './services/event.service.ts';
 import { generateEvents } from './services/openai.service.ts';
 
-Deno.cron('save events cron', '0 0 * * *', async () => {
-  console.log('executing cron job...');
-  try {
-    console.log('Daily task triggered');
+if (Deno.env.get('DENO_DEPLOYMENT_ID')) {
+  Deno.cron('save events cron', '0 0 * * *', async () => {
+    console.log('executing cron job...');
+    try {
+      console.log('Daily task triggered');
 
-    const events = await generateEvents(
-      ['music', 'charity', 'sports', 'other'],
-      'Finsbury Park',
-    );
+      const events = await generateEvents(
+        ['music', 'charity', 'sports', 'other'],
+        'Finsbury Park',
+      );
 
-    if (events !== null) {
-      await eventService.saveEvents(events);
-      console.log('Events saved successfully');
-    } else {
-      console.log('There were no events to save');
+      if (events !== null) {
+        await eventService.saveEvents(events);
+        console.log('Events saved successfully');
+      } else {
+        console.log('There were no events to save');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Cron job failed:', error);
     }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Cron job failed:', error);
-  }
-});
+  });
+} else {
+  console.log('Skipping cron job in local development');
+}
 
 //cron for every 10mins
 // "*/10 * * * *"