diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Crontab/Settings/CrontabSettings.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Crontab/Settings/CrontabSettings.cs
index 4bca1240..ac939a7d 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Crontab/Settings/CrontabSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Crontab/Settings/CrontabSettings.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ public class CrontabSettings
 {
     public CrontabBaseSetting EventSubscriber { get; set; } = new();
     public CrontabBaseSetting Watcher { get; set; } = new();
+    public DebugSetting Debug { get; set; } = new();
 }
 
 public class CrontabBaseSetting
 {
     public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
 }
+
+public class DebugSetting
+{
+    public string AllowRuleTrigger { get; set; } = "";
+}
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/Services/CrontabWatcher.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/Services/CrontabWatcher.cs
index 7bb621f4..dc5f8cd2 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/Services/CrontabWatcher.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/Services/CrontabWatcher.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ public class CrontabWatcher : BackgroundService
                     _logger.LogInformation($"The current time matches the cron expression {item}");
 
 #if DEBUG
-                    await HandleCrontabEvent(item);
+                    if (item.Title == settings.Debug.AllowRuleTrigger)
+                    {
+                        await HandleCrontabEvent(item);
+                    }                    
 #else
                     if (publisher != null)
                     {