diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index ea1eec3..8c71d2c 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class rhizo_base {
   $mail_admins             = hiera('rhizo::mail_admins')
   $smsc_password           = hiera('rhizo::smsc_password')
   $password_hash           = hiera('rhizo::password_hash')
+  $production              = hiera('rhizo::production', 1)
 
   # Configuration settings
   $notouchcron     = hiera('rhizo::notouchcron', 0)
@@ -669,6 +670,12 @@ schedule { 'never':
       content => template('rhizo_base/apcupsd.erb'),
     }
 
+  $comment = $production ? {
+        0 => '#',
+        1 => '',
+        default => ''
+    }
+
   unless $notouchcron == 1 {
     file { '/etc/cron.d/rhizomatica':
         ensure => 'present',
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
index 281babd..0297591 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/rhizomatica.cron.erb
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/var/rhizomatica/rccn
   0  3    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/sms_cleanup.sh
 
 #RRDtools graphs
-*/5  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/platform_update_rrd.sh
-*/5  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/network_update_rrd.sh
-*/1  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/network_update60.sh
+<%= @comment -%>*/5  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/platform_update_rrd.sh
+<%= @comment -%>*/5  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/network_update_rrd.sh
+<%= @comment -%>*/1  *    *   *   *     root /var/rhizomatica/bin/network_update60.sh
 
 #Bind check between OpenBSC and Kannel (disabled)
 # */10    *   *   *  *  root /home/rhizomatica/bin/bind_check.sh