diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index 0836ebe54e3..7fc3a5c8993 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the [migration guide](MIGRATIONS.released
 -
 
 ### Fixed
+- Jobs status is no longer polled if jobs are not enabled, avoiding backend logging spam [#5761](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/5761)
 - Fixed a bug that windows user could not open the context menu as it instantly closed after opening. [#5756](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/5756).
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/app/controllers/JobsController.scala b/app/controllers/JobsController.scala
index ffd58750f30..ed0c19f4af3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/JobsController.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/JobsController.scala
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import oxalis.telemetry.SlackNotificationService
 import play.api.i18n.Messages
 import play.api.libs.json._
 import play.api.mvc.{Action, AnyContent}
-import utils.ObjectId
+import utils.{ObjectId, WkConf}
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 
 class JobsController @Inject()(jobDAO: JobDAO,
                                sil: Silhouette[WkEnv],
                                jobService: JobService,
+                               wkconf: WkConf,
                                slackNotificationService: SlackNotificationService,
                                organizationDAO: OrganizationDAO)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext)
     extends Controller {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class JobsController @Inject()(jobDAO: JobDAO,
 
   def list: Action[AnyContent] = sil.SecuredAction.async { implicit request =>
     for {
+      _ <- bool2Fox(wkconf.Features.jobsEnabled) ?~> "job.disabled"
       _ <- jobService.updateCeleryInfos()
       jobs <- jobDAO.findAll
       jobsJsonList <- Fox.serialCombined(jobs.sortBy(-_.created))(jobService.publicWrites)
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ class JobsController @Inject()(jobDAO: JobDAO,
 
   def get(id: String): Action[AnyContent] = sil.SecuredAction.async { implicit request =>
     for {
+      _ <- bool2Fox(wkconf.Features.jobsEnabled) ?~> "job.disabled"
       _ <- jobService.updateCeleryInfos()
       job <- jobDAO.findOne(ObjectId(id))
       js <- jobService.publicWrites(job)
diff --git a/app/models/job/Job.scala b/app/models/job/Job.scala
index 549708a7852..2a573a2c68b 100644
--- a/app/models/job/Job.scala
+++ b/app/models/job/Job.scala
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class JobService @Inject()(wkConf: WkConf,
 
   def runJob(command: String, commandArgs: JsObject, owner: User): Fox[Job] =
     for {
-      _ <- bool2Fox(wkConf.Features.jobsEnabled) ?~> "jobs.disabled"
+      _ <- bool2Fox(wkConf.Features.jobsEnabled) ?~> "job.disabled"
       argsWrapped = Json.obj("kwargs" -> commandArgs)
       result <- flowerRpc(s"/api/task/async-apply/tasks.$command")
         .postWithJsonResponse[JsValue, Map[String, JsValue]](argsWrapped)
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/dashboard/dataset_view.js b/frontend/javascripts/dashboard/dataset_view.js
index f31615a6ab6..be4e970591f 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/dashboard/dataset_view.js
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/dashboard/dataset_view.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   HourglassOutlined,
 } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { PropTypes } from "@scalableminds/prop-types";
-import useInterval from "@use-it/interval";
 
 import type { APIJob, APIUser } from "types/api_flow_types";
 import { OptionCard } from "admin/onboarding";
@@ -83,7 +82,9 @@ function DatasetView(props: Props) {
     if (state.datasetFilteringMode != null) {
       setDatasetFilteringMode(state.datasetFilteringMode);
     }
-    getJobs().then(newJobs => setJobs(newJobs));
+    if (features().jobsEnabled) {
+      getJobs().then(newJobs => setJobs(newJobs));
+    }
     context.fetchDatasets({
       applyUpdatePredicate: _newDatasets => {
         // Only update the datasets when there are none currently.
@@ -98,9 +99,15 @@ function DatasetView(props: Props) {
     });
   }, []);
 
-  useInterval(() => {
-    getJobs().then(newJobs => setJobs(newJobs));
-  }, CONVERSION_JOBS_REFRESH_INTERVAL);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let interval = null;
+    if (features().jobsEnabled) {
+      interval = setInterval(() => {
+        getJobs().then(newJobs => setJobs(newJobs));
+      }, CONVERSION_JOBS_REFRESH_INTERVAL);
+    }
+    return () => (interval != null ? clearInterval(interval) : undefined);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     persistence.persist(history, {
diff --git a/tools/postgres/diff_schema.js b/tools/postgres/diff_schema.js
index 0bc4598effc..4d062ac4fc0 100755
--- a/tools/postgres/diff_schema.js
+++ b/tools/postgres/diff_schema.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function initTmpDB() {
     .toString()
     .trim(); // "trim" to remove the line break
   if (dbName !== tempDbName) {
-    console.log("Wrong dbName");
+    console.log("Wrong temporary dbName, got", dbName, "expected", tempDbName);
     process.exit(1);
   }
   const dbHost = execSync(scriptdir + "/db_host.sh", { env: { POSTGRES_URL: postgresUrl } })