diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
index 789dc4c773..79e458a4c1 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/runner.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ delay = 3600
 # Time between two blocked runs in second
 delay_when_failing = 43200
 
+# Setting the below to true will cancel the scheduler. This means the tests will only run once.
+# NOTE: should never be true in production.
+single_run = false
+
 # blocker issue tags, issue has to have all of them
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
 kb_principal = "monitor-gating/os-master01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org@STG.FEDORAPROJECT.ORG"