diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index a8dd54b..3b03803 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ TRONSCAN_WALLET_ADDRESS=
 
 
 # ---- Optional: shutdown announcement ---------------------------------------
-# Set SHUTDOWN_MODE=true to silence every handler and reply with the farewell
-# in src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts. Unset to restore the bot.
+# Set SHUTDOWN_MODE=true to silence every handler, reply to incoming updates
+# with the farewell in src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts, AND stop every
+# cron-driven outbound notification (price alerts, shift alerts).
+# Unset to restore the bot.
 
 SHUTDOWN_MODE=
 
diff --git a/CONFIG.md b/CONFIG.md
index d0d2348..c263d61 100644
--- a/CONFIG.md
+++ b/CONFIG.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ simply disable that data source.
 
 | Variable | Description |
 |----------|-------------|
-| `SHUTDOWN_MODE` | Set to `true` to silence every handler and reply with the farewell in `src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts`. Unset to restore the bot. |
+| `SHUTDOWN_MODE` | Set to `true` to silence every inbound handler (replies with the farewell in `src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts`) **and** stop every cron-driven outbound notification (price and shift alerts). Unset to restore the bot. |
 
 ## Optional: MongoDB tuning
 
diff --git a/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.test.ts b/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e15c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+jest.mock('@/models', () => ({
+  priceAlertCache: { removeItemFromCache: jest.fn() },
+  removePriceAlert: jest.fn(),
+}))
+jest.mock('@/helpers/bot', () => ({ getBot: jest.fn() }))
+jest.mock('@/helpers', () => ({ log: { error: jest.fn(), info: jest.fn() } }))
+jest.mock('@/commands/alert/keyboards/triggeredAlert', () => ({
+  triggeredAlertKeyboad: jest.fn(),
+}))
+jest.mock('@/commands/alert/messages/alert', () => ({
+  alertMessage: jest.fn(),
+}))
+
+import { getBot } from '@/helpers/bot'
+import { priceAlertCache, removePriceAlert } from '@/models'
+
+import { sendTriggeredAlert } from './priceChecker.utils'
+
+const fakeAlert = {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  _id: { toString: () => 'alert-1' } as any,
+  user: 42,
+  chat: null,
+  botId: 1,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+} as any
+
+const fakeInstrument = {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+} as any
+
+describe('sendTriggeredAlert with SHUTDOWN_MODE', () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
+  })
+
+  it('skips entirely when SHUTDOWN_MODE=true', async () => {
+    process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE = 'true'
+
+    await sendTriggeredAlert(fakeAlert, fakeInstrument)
+
+    expect(priceAlertCache.removeItemFromCache).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(getBot).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(removePriceAlert).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('proceeds when SHUTDOWN_MODE is unset', async () => {
+    delete process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE
+    // getBot resolves to null so we exit before attempting to send,
+    // but after we have proven the cache invalidation ran.
+    ;(getBot as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(null)
+
+    await sendTriggeredAlert(fakeAlert, fakeInstrument)
+
+    expect(priceAlertCache.removeItemFromCache).toHaveBeenCalledWith('alert-1')
+    expect(getBot).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.ts b/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.ts
index 6c9c26b..7237493 100644
--- a/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.ts
+++ b/src/cron/priceChecker/priceChecker.utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { triggeredAlertKeyboad } from '@/commands/alert/keyboards/triggeredAlert
 import { alertMessage } from '@/commands/alert/messages/alert'
 import { log } from '@/helpers'
 import { getBot } from '@/helpers/bot'
+import { isShutdownMode } from '@/helpers/isShutdownMode'
 import {
   InstrumentsList,
   PriceAlert,
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ export const sendTriggeredAlert = async (
   alert: PriceAlert,
   instrumentData: InstrumentsList
 ) => {
+  // Kill switch: stop pushing alerts as soon as SHUTDOWN_MODE is on.
+  // Skip before touching the cache / DB so the alert survives the freeze
+  // and would re-trigger if the bot is ever brought back.
+  if (isShutdownMode()) return
+
   const {
     message: _message,
     lowerThen: _lowerThen,
diff --git a/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.test.ts b/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ac91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+jest.mock('@/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftsChecker', () => ({
+  shiftsCache: { update: jest.fn() },
+}))
+jest.mock('./shiftChecker.keyboards', () => ({
+  shiftAlertSettingsKeyboard: jest.fn(),
+}))
+jest.mock('@/helpers/bot', () => ({ getBot: jest.fn() }))
+jest.mock('@/helpers/getLastPrice', () => ({ getLastPrice: jest.fn() }))
+jest.mock('@/helpers/getSourceMark', () => ({ getSourceMark: jest.fn() }))
+jest.mock('@/helpers/getSymbolByTicker', () => ({
+  getSymbolByTicker: jest.fn(),
+}))
+jest.mock('@/models/Chat', () => ({ ChatModel: { updateOne: jest.fn() } }))
+jest.mock('../../helpers', () => ({
+  calcGrowPercent: jest.fn(),
+  getCandleCreatedTime: jest.fn(),
+}))
+jest.mock('../../helpers/i18n', () => ({ i18n: { t: jest.fn() } }))
+jest.mock('../../helpers/log', () => ({
+  log: { error: jest.fn(), info: jest.fn() },
+}))
+jest.mock('../../models', () => ({
+  getInstrumentByIdFromCache: jest.fn(),
+  TimeShiftModel: { updateOne: jest.fn(), remove: jest.fn() },
+}))
+
+import { calcGrowPercent } from '../../helpers'
+import { checkTriggeredShiftsAndSendMessage } from './shiftChecker.utils'
+
+describe('checkTriggeredShiftsAndSendMessage with SHUTDOWN_MODE', () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
+  })
+
+  const params = {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    candle: { h: 110, l: 90, o: 100 } as any,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    shift: {
+      _id: 'shift-1',
+      ticker: 'BTCUSDT',
+      muted: false,
+      percent: 5,
+      growAlerts: true,
+      fallAlerts: true,
+      botId: 1,
+      user: 42,
+      chat: null,
+    } as any,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    timeframeData: { name_ru_plur: '5 минут' } as any,
+  }
+
+  it('short-circuits before any percent math when SHUTDOWN_MODE=true', async () => {
+    process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE = 'true'
+
+    await checkTriggeredShiftsAndSendMessage(params)
+
+    expect(calcGrowPercent).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('runs the percent math when SHUTDOWN_MODE is unset', async () => {
+    delete process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE
+    ;(calcGrowPercent as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(0)
+
+    await checkTriggeredShiftsAndSendMessage(params)
+
+    expect(calcGrowPercent).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.ts b/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.ts
index 650fc4b..f12a6d4 100644
--- a/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.ts
+++ b/src/cron/shiftsChecker/shiftChecker.utils.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { getBot } from '@/helpers/bot'
 import { getLastPrice } from '@/helpers/getLastPrice'
 import { getSourceMark } from '@/helpers/getSourceMark'
 import { getSymbolByTicker } from '@/helpers/getSymbolByTicker'
+import { isShutdownMode } from '@/helpers/isShutdownMode'
 import { ChatModel } from '@/models/Chat'
 
 import { calcGrowPercent, getCandleCreatedTime } from '../../helpers'
@@ -99,6 +100,11 @@ export const checkTriggeredShiftsAndSendMessage = async ({
   shift,
   timeframeData,
 }) => {
+  // Kill switch: do not push any shift alerts while SHUTDOWN_MODE is on.
+  // Returning before the percent math keeps the triggeredShiftsCache untouched
+  // so nothing leaks out when the flag is later removed.
+  if (isShutdownMode()) return
+
   const growPercent = calcGrowPercent(candle.h, candle.o)
   const fallPercent = calcGrowPercent(candle.l, candle.o)
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.test.ts b/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49dd098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { isShutdownMode } from '@/helpers/isShutdownMode'
+
+describe('isShutdownMode', () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
+  })
+
+  it('returns false when SHUTDOWN_MODE is unset', () => {
+    delete process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE
+    expect(isShutdownMode()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns true only when SHUTDOWN_MODE is exactly "true"', () => {
+    process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE = 'true'
+    expect(isShutdownMode()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects other truthy spellings to keep the kill switch explicit', () => {
+    for (const value of ['1', 'TRUE', 'yes', 'on', 'True']) {
+      process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE = value
+      expect(isShutdownMode()).toBe(false)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('returns false for empty string', () => {
+    process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE = ''
+    expect(isShutdownMode()).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.ts b/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02a947d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/isShutdownMode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Single source of truth for the SHUTDOWN_MODE kill switch.
+// Enabled when process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE === 'true'. Used by the inbound
+// middleware (src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts) and by every outbound
+// notification path (cron alerts) so nothing reaches users while the
+// bot is being wound down.
+export const isShutdownMode = (): boolean =>
+  process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE === 'true'
diff --git a/src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts b/src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts
index 57b8518..8889616 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/shutdownMode.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Context } from 'telegraf'
 
+import { isShutdownMode } from '@/helpers/isShutdownMode'
+
 /* eslint-disable max-len */
 export const SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE = `привет. я сделал гуся пять лет назад — тогда нигде не было удобных алертов по ценам. начал для себя, потом подтянулись люди.
 
@@ -20,6 +22,6 @@ export const SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE = `привет. я сделал гуся пять
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export async function shutdownMode(ctx: Context, next: () => any) {
-  if (process.env.SHUTDOWN_MODE !== 'true') return next()
+  if (!isShutdownMode()) return next()
   await ctx.reply(SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE)
 }