diff --git a/src/analytics.js b/src/analytics.js
index 45e8f698d9..b70aec7e5c 100644
--- a/src/analytics.js
+++ b/src/analytics.js
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ const total = _.cloneDeep(local);
 
 const runJobs = nconf.get('runJobs');
 
+Analytics.pause = false;
+
 Analytics.init = async function () {
 	new cronJob('*/10 * * * * *', (async () => {
+		if (Analytics.pause) return;
 		publishLocalAnalytics();
 		if (runJobs) {
 			await sleep(2000);
diff --git a/test/activitypub/analytics.js b/test/activitypub/analytics.js
index af836be14f..eda578b675 100644
--- a/test/activitypub/analytics.js
+++ b/test/activitypub/analytics.js
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ describe('Analytics', () => {
 
 	it('should increment various metrics', async () => {
 		let counters;
+		analytics.pause = true;
 		({ counters } = analytics.peek());
 		const before = { ...counters };
-		const { setTimeout } = require('timers/promises');
 		const id = `https://example.org/activity/${utils.generateUUID()}`;
 		await controllers.activitypub.postInbox({
 			body: {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('Analytics', () => {
 				},
 			},
 		}, { sendStatus: () => {} });
-		await setTimeout(2000);
+
 		({ counters } = analytics.peek());
 		const after = { ...counters };
 
@@ -150,5 +150,6 @@ describe('Analytics', () => {
 			assert(before[metric] && after[metric], JSON.stringify({ before, after }, null, 2));
 			assert(before[metric] < after[metric]);
 		});
+		analytics.pause = false;
 	});
 });