diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 75992dcec..81d9d1af8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ pub async fn start_lemmy_server(args: CmdArgs) -> LemmyResult<()> {
     rate_limit_cell.clone(),
   );
 
-  let scheduled_tasks = (!args.disable_scheduled_tasks).then(|| {
+  if !args.disable_scheduled_tasks {
     // Schedules various cleanup tasks for the DB
-    tokio::task::spawn(scheduled_tasks::setup(context.clone()))
-  });
+    let _scheduled_tasks = tokio::task::spawn(scheduled_tasks::setup(context.clone()));
+  }
 
   if let Some(prometheus) = SETTINGS.prometheus.clone() {
     serve_prometheus(prometheus, context.clone())?;