diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
index 02f11ef8b..ed4eb960e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,40 @@ public void Init_Timers_only_registers_once()
 
             //Assert
             Assert.Count(1, timers);
+            Assert.IsTrue(timers[0].Enable);
+        }
+
+
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Init_Timers_sets_interval_0_to_disabled()
+        {
+            var repo = MockLib.GetEmptyRepository();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+            {
+                var disabledJob = new DisabledJob();
+                IEnumerable<IJob> fakeTimers = new List<IJob> { disabledJob };
+                var mocker = new AutoMoqer();
+
+                mocker.SetConstant(repo);
+                mocker.SetConstant(fakeTimers);
+
+                var timerProvider = mocker.Resolve<JobProvider>();
+                timerProvider.Initialize();
+            }
+
+            var mocker2 = new AutoMoqer();
+
+            mocker2.SetConstant(repo);
+            var assertTimerProvider = mocker2.Resolve<JobProvider>();
+
+            var timers = assertTimerProvider.All();
+
+
+            //Assert
+            Assert.Count(1, timers);
+            Assert.IsFalse(timers[0].Enable);
         }
 
 
@@ -255,6 +289,24 @@ public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId)
         }
     }
 
+    public class DisabledJob : IJob
+    {
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get { return "DisabledJob"; }
+        }
+
+        public int DefaultInterval
+        {
+            get { return 0; }
+        }
+
+        public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+
     public class BrokenJob : IJob
     {
         public string Name
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/IJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/IJob.cs
index 3f7b5e1dc..ac2f85e76 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/IJob.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/IJob.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public interface IJob
         /// <summary>
         /// Default Interval that this job should run at. In seconds.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Setting this value to 0 means the job will not be 
+        /// executed by the schedule and is only triggered manually.</remarks>
         int DefaultInterval { get; }
 
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
index 3201571e2..c3edf5de7 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public virtual void Initialize()
                 {
                     var settings = new JobSetting
                                        {
-                                           Enable = true,
+                                           Enable = timerProviderLocal.DefaultInterval > 0,
                                            TypeName = timer.GetType().ToString(),
                                            Name = timerProviderLocal.Name,
                                            Interval = timerProviderLocal.DefaultInterval,