diff --git a/docker-django.env b/docker-django.env
index 9bf4bf33e4554aafa7a51088eb57885b753ab769..defd3e70b9c0efba92870547a9b16ef0e84aecc5 100755
--- a/docker-django.env
+++ b/docker-django.env
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ REDIS_HOST=redis
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 GT_THREADS=16
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=drugstone.settings
-CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
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+CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
+DB_UPDATE_ON_START=0
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diff --git a/docker-django.env.dev b/docker-django.env.dev
index 1f3d65dea9913d1be665c036f47ee209a4720f20..91d6c04b8f6b37a168562414a91cbc79cff2a676 100644
--- a/docker-django.env.dev
+++ b/docker-django.env.dev
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=drugstone.settings
 CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
 FLOWER_PORT=8888
 FLOWER_BASIC_AUTH=drugstone:test
-GT_THREADS=2
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+GT_THREADS=2
+DB_UPDATE_ON_START=0
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diff --git a/drugstone/management/commands/populate_db.py b/drugstone/management/commands/populate_db.py
index 497b3d172a9b598064b0803515860849590a2a2d..690ec3bea84e2029e305aba16b876bfb49c69a80 100755
--- a/drugstone/management/commands/populate_db.py
+++ b/drugstone/management/commands/populate_db.py
@@ -150,20 +150,20 @@ def populate(kwargs):
         print(f'Populated {n} Expressions.')
 
     if kwargs['protein_drug']:
-        print('Importing PDIs from unlicenced NeDRexDB...')
+        print('Importing PDIs from unlicensed NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_drug_target_interactions(importer,
                                                            DatasetLoader.get_drug_target_nedrex(nedrex_api_url_open, False),
                                                            update)
         total_n += n
-        print(f'Imported {n} PDIs from unlicenced NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} PDIs from unlicensed NeDRexDB')
 
-        print('Importing PDIs from licenced NeDRexDB...')
+        print('Importing PDIs from licensed NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_drug_target_interactions(importer,
                                                            DatasetLoader.get_drug_target_nedrex(nedrex_api_url_licensed, True),
                                                            update)
         total_n += n
         nedrex_update = True
-        print(f'Imported {n} PDIs from licenced NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} PDIs from licensed NeDRexDB')
 
         print('Populating PDIs from Chembl...')
         n = DataPopulator.populate_pdi_chembl(populator, DatasetLoader.get_drug_target_chembl(), update)
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ def populate(kwargs):
         print(f'Populated {n} PDIs from DGIdb.')
 
     if kwargs['protein_disorder']:
-        print('Importing PDis from unlicenced NeDRexDB...')
+        print('Importing PDis from unlicensed NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_protein_disorder_associations(importer,
                                                                 DatasetLoader.get_protein_disorder_nedrex(
                                                                     nedrex_api_url_open, False),
                                                                 update)
         total_n += n
-        print(f'Imported {n} PDis from unlicenced NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} PDis from unlicensed NeDRexDB')
 
         print('Importing PDis from licenced NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_protein_disorder_associations(importer,
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ def populate(kwargs):
         print(f'Imported {n} PDis from licenced NeDRexDB')
 
     if kwargs['drug_disorder']:
-        print('Importing DrDis from unlicenced NeDRexDB...')
+        print('Importing DrDis from unlicensed NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_drug_disorder_indications(importer,
                                                             DatasetLoader.get_drug_disorder_nedrex(nedrex_api_url_open, False),
                                                             update)
         total_n += n
-        print(f'Imported {n} DrDis from unlicenced NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} DrDis from unlicensed NeDRexDB')
 
         print('Importing DrDis from licenced NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_drug_disorder_indications(importer,
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ def populate(kwargs):
         print(f'Populated {n} DrDi associations from DrugBank.')
 
     if kwargs['protein_protein']:
-        print('Importing PPIs from unlicenced NeDRexDB...')
+        print('Importing PPIs from unlicensed NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_protein_protein_interactions(importer,
                                                                DatasetLoader.get_ppi_nedrex(nedrex_api_url_open, False),
                                                                update)
         total_n += n
-        print(f'Imported {n} PPIs from unlicended NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} PPIs from unlicensed NeDRexDB')
         print('Importing PPIs from licenced NeDRexDB...')
         n = NedrexImporter.import_protein_protein_interactions(importer,
                                                                DatasetLoader.get_ppi_nedrex(nedrex_api_url_licensed,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def populate(kwargs):
                                                                update)
         total_n += n
         nedrex_update = True
-        print(f'Imported {n} PPIs from licended NeDRexDB')
+        print(f'Imported {n} PPIs from licensed NeDRexDB')
         print('Populating PPIs from STRING...')
         n = DataPopulator.populate_ppi_string(populator, DatasetLoader.get_ppi_string(), update)
         total_n += n
diff --git a/drugstone/settings/celery_schedule.py b/drugstone/settings/celery_schedule.py
index d33a3a059a54118677f43435c369fd7ec2ada5e5..6c068944fe4b6bf516a180d5677b32c2ff0d7250 100644
--- a/drugstone/settings/celery_schedule.py
+++ b/drugstone/settings/celery_schedule.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from celery.schedules import crontab
 CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {
     'update_db': {
         'task': 'drugstone.tasks.task_update_db_from_nedrex',
-        'schedule': crontab(day_of_week=1, hour=5, minute=0),
+        'schedule': crontab(day_of_week=2, hour=3, minute=0),
         # 'schedule': crontab(minute='*/1'),
     },
 }
diff --git a/scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh b/scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 43bf32df3da5898d25d96f8abd734edf4872ea3c..8ce3250f785930fabb2bb27e59d52e18cae71e40 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ python3 manage.py makemigrations drugstone
 python3 manage.py migrate
 python3 manage.py createfixtures
 python3 manage.py cleanuptasks
-python3 manage.py populate_db --update -a
-python3 manage.py make_graphs
-
+if [[ -z "$DB_UPDATE_ON_START" ]] || [[ "$DB_UPDATE_ON_START" = "0" ]]
+then
+echo "Update on startup disabled!"
+else
+ python3 manage.py populate_db --update -a
+ python3 manage.py make_graphs
+fi
 /usr/bin/supervisord -c "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf"