diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 73b5d18..74a682d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var viewsFS embed.FS
 var staticFS embed.FS
 
 var (
-	Version = "0.14.0"
+	Version = "0.15.0"
 	Package = "community"
 )
 
diff --git a/models/schedule.go b/models/schedule.go
index 484a659..1ee1f4f 100644
--- a/models/schedule.go
+++ b/models/schedule.go
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ func (s *Store) RecordTaskFailure(id int64) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *Store) IsPeriodicTaskActive(id int64) (bool, error) {
+	var active bool
+	query := `SELECT active FROM periodic_tasks WHERE id = ?`
+	err := s.db.Get(&active, query, id)
+	return active, err
+}
+
 func (s *Store) GetAndLockDuePeriodicTasks() ([]DueTasksTaskDetail, error) {
 	// TODO: think about this one
 	// err := s.UnlockStalePeriodicTasks()
diff --git a/models/schedule_test.go b/models/schedule_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcb1428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/schedule_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/rapidforge-io/rapidforge/database"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+func newScheduleTestStore(t *testing.T) *Store {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	db := sqlx.MustConnect("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		db.Close()
+	})
+
+	schema := []string{
+		`CREATE TABLE blocks (
+			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+			name TEXT NOT NULL,
+			env_variables TEXT
+		)`,
+		`CREATE TABLE programs (
+			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+			name TEXT NOT NULL,
+			type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'bash',
+			created_at TIMESTAMP
+		)`,
+		`CREATE TABLE files (
+			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+			program_id INTEGER,
+			filename TEXT,
+			content TEXT,
+			created_at TIMESTAMP
+		)`,
+		`CREATE TABLE periodic_tasks (
+			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+			name TEXT NOT NULL,
+			description TEXT,
+			active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+			env_variables TEXT,
+			block_id INTEGER,
+			program_id INTEGER,
+			timezone TEXT DEFAULT 'UTC',
+			cron TEXT NOT NULL,
+			next_run_at DATETIME,
+			on_fail_script TEXT,
+			on_fail_script_type TEXT DEFAULT 'bash',
+			on_fail_enabled BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+			locked BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+			locked_at DATETIME,
+			created_at TIMESTAMP,
+			updated_at TIMESTAMP
+		)`,
+	}
+	for _, stmt := range schema {
+		db.MustExec(stmt)
+	}
+
+	return &Store{db: &database.DbCon{DB: db}}
+}
+
+func insertScheduleTestTask(t *testing.T, store *Store, active bool, nextRunAt time.Time) int64 {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	res, err := store.db.Exec(`INSERT INTO blocks (name) VALUES (?)`, "block")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert block: %v", err)
+	}
+	blockID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+
+	res, err = store.db.Exec(`INSERT INTO programs (name, type, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?)`, "program", "bash", time.Now().UTC())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert program: %v", err)
+	}
+	programID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+
+	if _, err := store.db.Exec(`INSERT INTO files (program_id, filename, content, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`, programID, "main", "echo ok", time.Now().UTC()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err = store.db.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO periodic_tasks (name, active, block_id, program_id, cron, next_run_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		"task",
+		active,
+		blockID,
+		programID,
+		"* * * * *",
+		nextRunAt.UTC(),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert periodic task: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	taskID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+	return taskID
+}
+
+func TestGetAndLockDuePeriodicTasksSkipsDisabledTasks(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newScheduleTestStore(t)
+	dueAt := time.Now().UTC().Add(-time.Minute)
+
+	disabledID := insertScheduleTestTask(t, store, false, dueAt)
+	activeID := insertScheduleTestTask(t, store, true, dueAt)
+
+	tasks, err := store.GetAndLockDuePeriodicTasks()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetAndLockDuePeriodicTasks() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tasks) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("GetAndLockDuePeriodicTasks() returned %d tasks, want 1", len(tasks))
+	}
+	if tasks[0].PeriodicTask.ID != activeID {
+		t.Fatalf("GetAndLockDuePeriodicTasks() returned task %d, want active task %d", tasks[0].PeriodicTask.ID, activeID)
+	}
+
+	var disabledLocked bool
+	if err := store.db.Get(&disabledLocked, `SELECT locked FROM periodic_tasks WHERE id = ?`, disabledID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("select disabled locked state: %v", err)
+	}
+	if disabledLocked {
+		t.Fatal("disabled due task was locked for execution")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsPeriodicTaskActive(t *testing.T) {
+	store := newScheduleTestStore(t)
+	taskID := insertScheduleTestTask(t, store, false, time.Now().UTC())
+
+	active, err := store.IsPeriodicTaskActive(taskID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("IsPeriodicTaskActive() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if active {
+		t.Fatal("IsPeriodicTaskActive() = true, want false")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/periodic_task_service.go b/services/periodic_task_service.go
index d8788c4..4ead634 100644
--- a/services/periodic_task_service.go
+++ b/services/periodic_task_service.go
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ func (s *Service) RunPeriodicPrograms() {
 				}
 			}()
 
+			active, err := s.store.IsPeriodicTaskActive(task.PeriodicTask.ID)
+			if err != nil {
+				rflog.Error("Failed to check periodic task active state", "task_id=", task.PeriodicTask.ID, "err=", err)
+				s.store.UnlockPeriodicTask(task.PeriodicTask.ID)
+				return
+			}
+			if !active {
+				s.store.UnlockPeriodicTask(task.PeriodicTask.ID)
+				return
+			}
+
 			blockEnv := task.Block.GetEnvVars()
 			taskEnv := task.PeriodicTask.GetEnvVars()
 			env := utils.MergeMaps(blockEnv, taskEnv)