diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2 b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
index 92aefe17c5..1e27e3ddd9 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ factory.addStep(Git(repourl=Property('repo', default=Interpolate('{{ grokmirror_
                     shallow=True))
 
 # run the runner
+{% if deployment_type in ['dev'] %}
+factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=Interpolate('cd %(prop:taskname)s &>/dev/null || runtask -i %(prop:item)s -t %(prop:item_type)s -a %(prop:arch)s -j %(prop:buildername)s/%(prop:buildnumber) --uuid %(prop:uuid)s runtask.yml',
+{% else %}
 factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["runtask",
                                         '-i', Interpolate('%(prop:item)s'),
                                         '-t', Interpolate('%(prop:item_type)s'),
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["runtask",
                                         '-j', Interpolate('%(prop:buildername)s/%(prop:buildnumber)s'),
                                         '--uuid', Interpolate('%(prop:uuid)s'),
                                         'runtask.yml'],
+{% endif %}
                              descriptionDone=[Interpolate('%(prop:taskname)s on %(prop:item)s')],
                              name='runtask',
                              timeout=2400,