diff --git a/lib/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/Scheduler.php b/lib/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/Scheduler.php
index a04c5e441c..ba094f17f4 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/Scheduler.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/Scheduler.php
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class Scheduler {
     if(empty(trim($settings['address']))) {
       return true;
     }
+    if(!(bool)Setting::getValue('tracking.enabled')) {
+      return true;
+    }
     return !(bool)$settings['enabled'];
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/SchedulerTest.php b/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/SchedulerTest.php
index 1482584f06..a4fc1af259 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/SchedulerTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/SchedulerTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SchedulerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
       'enabled' => true,
       'address' => 'email@example.com'
     ]);
+    Setting::setValue('tracking.enabled', true);
   }
 
   function testShouldSchedule() {
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ class SchedulerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($task)->isInstanceOf(ScheduledTask::class);
   }
 
+  function testShouldNotScheduleIfTrackingIsDisabled() {
+    Setting::setValue('tracking.enabled', false);
+    $newsletter_id = 13;
+    $newsletter = Newsletter::createOrUpdate(['id' => $newsletter_id, 'type' => Newsletter::TYPE_STANDARD]);
+    $this->stats_notifications->schedule($newsletter);
+    $notification = StatsNotification::where('newsletter_id', $newsletter_id)->findOne();
+    expect($notification)->isEmpty();
+  }
+
   function testShouldNotScheduleIfDisabled() {
     $newsletter_id = 6;
     Setting::setValue(Worker::SETTINGS_KEY, [