diff --git a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
index be91e5e142..eb8fe408e3 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-newsletter/lib/server/cron.js
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ var addJob = function () {
       return getSchedule(parser);
     },
     job: function() {
-      scheduleNextCampaign();
+      // only schedule newsletter campaigns in production
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+        scheduleNextCampaign();
+      }
     }
   });
 };