diff --git a/misskaty/__main__.py b/misskaty/__main__.py
index cb2eb0d7..3c808dd9 100644
--- a/misskaty/__main__.py
+++ b/misskaty/__main__.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ async def start_bot():
             )
     except Exception as e:
         LOGGER.error(str(e))
-    scheduler.start()
+    if bool(scheduler.get_jobs()):
+        scheduler.start()
     if os.path.exists("restart.pickle"):
         with open('restart.pickle', 'rb') as status:
             chat_id, message_id = pickle.load(status)