diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index f18a6bc..fbef2ee 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class rhizo_base {
 
   # Configuration settings
   $notouchcron     = hiera('rhizo::notouchcron', 0)
+  $notouchrepo     = hiera('rhizo::notouchrepo', 0)
   $use_ups         = hiera('rhizo::use_ups')
   $rhizomatica_dir = hiera('rhizo::rhizomatica_dir')
   $hlr_db          = hiera('rhizo::hlr_db', '/var/lib/osmocom/hlr.db')
@@ -266,6 +267,10 @@ schedule { 'repo':
   repeat => 1,
 }
 
+schedule { 'never':
+  period => never,
+}
+
 #Rhizomatica scripts
   file { '/home/rhizomatica/bin':
       ensure  => directory,
@@ -354,8 +359,14 @@ schedule { 'repo':
       require => File['/var/rhizo_backups'],
     }
 
+  if ($notouchrepo == "0") {
+    $rsched = "always"
+  } else {
+    $rsched = "never"
+  }
+
   vcsrepo { '/var/rhizomatica':
-      schedule => 'always',
+      schedule => $rsched,
       ensure   => latest,
       provider => git,
       source   => 'git@dev.rhizomatica.org:rhizomatica/rccn.git',