diff --git a/poster.py b/poster.py
index b88a891..71806bd 100644
--- a/poster.py
+++ b/poster.py
@@ -396,25 +396,26 @@ def callback_query_unblock(app, clb): # type: ignore
 #     # else:
 #         # logWrite(f"Got raw update of type {type(update)} with contents {update}", debug=True)
 
-for entry in configGet("time", "posting"):
-    schedule.every().day.at(entry).do(send_content)
+if configGet("mode") in ["both", "post"]:
+    
+    for entry in configGet("time", "posting"):
+        schedule.every().day.at(entry).do(send_content)
 
-
-def background_task():
-    try:
-        while True:
-            try:
-                schedule.run_pending()
-                time.sleep(1)
-            except:
-                pass
-    except Exception as exp:
-        logWrite(locale("exception_occured", "console", locale=configGet("locale")).format(exp))
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logWrite(locale("keyboard_interrupt", "console", locale=configGet("locale")))
-    if configGet("shutdown", "reports"):
-        app.send_message(configGet("admin"), locale("shutdown", "message", locale=configGet("locale")).format(str(pid))) # type: ignore
-    killProc(pid)
+    def background_task():
+        try:
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    schedule.run_pending()
+                    time.sleep(1)
+                except:
+                    pass
+        except Exception as exp:
+            logWrite(locale("exception_occured", "console", locale=configGet("locale")).format(exp))
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            logWrite(locale("keyboard_interrupt", "console", locale=configGet("locale")))
+        if configGet("shutdown", "reports"):
+            app.send_message(configGet("admin"), locale("shutdown", "message", locale=configGet("locale")).format(str(pid))) # type: ignore
+        killProc(pid)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":