diff --git a/roles/git/make_checkout_seed/tasks/main.yml b/roles/git/make_checkout_seed/tasks/main.yml
index daf2f7f955..8c72a88f01 100644
--- a/roles/git/make_checkout_seed/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/git/make_checkout_seed/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 - name: create the destination directory
   file: dest=/srv/git_seed owner=root group=root mode=0755 state=directory
+  when: env != 'staging'
 
 - name: install the production version of the script and schedule its execution
   copy: src=make-git-checkout-seed.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/make-git-checkout-seed.sh mode=0755
+  when: env != 'staging'
 
 - name: install cron job.
   cron: >
@@ -13,3 +15,4 @@
     minute=0 hour=2
     user=root
     job='/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper make-git-checkout-seed "/usr/local/bin/make-git-checkout-seed.sh | /usr/local/bin/nag-once make-git-checkout-seed 1d 2>&1"'
+  when: env != 'staging'