diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index bb5935cf82..da7867b711 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
   - pagure
 
 - name: Configure cron job for a hourly pagure_poc
+  when: env != 'staging'
   cron:
     name: pagure-poc
     user: root
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@
   - pagure
 
 - name: Configure cron job for a hourly pagure_bz
+  when: env != 'staging'
   cron:
     name: pagure-poc
     user: root
@@ -289,6 +291,7 @@
   - pagure
 
 - name: Configure cron job for a hourly pagure_owner_alias
+  when: env != 'staging'
   cron:
     name: pagure-poc
     user: root