diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/logging/scrape_log.ts b/apps/api/src/services/logging/scrape_log.ts
index 9f34222f..728a67d0 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/logging/scrape_log.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/logging/scrape_log.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ export async function logScrape(
   scrapeLog: ScrapeLog,
   pageOptions?: PageOptions
 ) {
+  if (process.env.USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION === "false") {
+    return;
+  }
+  
   try {
     // Only log jobs in production
     // if (process.env.ENV !== "production") {