diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
index f6af700..06bb377 100644
--- a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ messageSyncTimer.OnOccurence += async (s, ea) =>
 
 // only start interaction timers in production builds
 // for local/development testing we want those disabled
-    likePlaylistCheckTimer.Start();
 if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 {
     logger.LogTrace("Starting timer for scheduled processes.");
@@ -265,6 +264,7 @@ if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     userIntroTimer.Start();
     pickOfTheDayTimer.Start();
     ldapAssociationTimer.Start();
+    likePlaylistCheckTimer.Start();
 }
 else
 {