diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_consumer.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_consumer.pp
index 626f39c0..9424fcaf 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_consumer.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_consumer.pp
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
 # Deployment of swh-scheduler-updater related utilities
 class profile::swh::deploy::scheduler_updater_consumer {
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::scheduler_updater
 
   # only ghtorrent so far
   $consumer_conf_dir = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::ghtorrent::conf_dir')
   $consumer_conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::ghtorrent::conf_file')
   $consumer_user = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::user')
   $consumer_group = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::group')
 
   $packages = ['autossh']
   package {$packages:
     ensure => present,
   }
 
 #  file {$consumer_conf_dir:
 #    ensure => directory,
 #    owner  => 'root',
 #    group  => $consumer_group,
 #    mode   => '0755',
 #  }
 
   $consumer_config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::ghtorrent::config')
   file {$consumer_conf_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => $consumer_group,
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_template("<%= @consumer_config.to_yaml %>\n"),
   }
 
   # service needed to forward port locally
 
   $local_port = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::ghtorrent::port')
   $ghtorrent_private_key_raw = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::consumer::ghtorrent::private_key')
   $ghtorrent_private_key = "/home/${consumer_user}/.ssh/id-rsa-swh-ghtorrent"
 
   # write private key to access the ghtorrent infra
   file {$ghtorrent_private_key:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => $consumer_user,
     group   => $consumer_group,
     mode    => '0600',
     content => inline_template("<%= @ghtorrent_private_key_raw %>"),
   }
 
   $ghtorrent_service_name = 'ssh-ghtorrent'
   $ghtorrent_unit_name = "${ghtorrent_service_name}.service"
   # Service to open up the ghtorrent connection infra (no consumption)
   ::systemd::unit_file {$ghtorrent_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template("profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${ghtorrent_unit_name}.erb"),
     require => Package[$packages],
   } ~> service {$ghtorrent_service_name:
-    ensure  => running,
+    ensure  => stopped,
     enable  => true,
     require => File[$ghtorrent_private_key],
   }
 
   # actual service consuming from ghtorrent
 
   $ghtorrent_consumer_service = 'swh-scheduler-updater-consumer-ghtorrent'
   $ghtorrent_consumer_unit_name = "${ghtorrent_consumer_service}.service"
   # Service to consume from ghtorrent
   ::systemd::unit_file {$ghtorrent_consumer_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template("profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${ghtorrent_consumer_unit_name}.erb"),
   } ~> service {$ghtorrent_consumer_service:
-    ensure  => running,
+    ensure  => stopped,
     enable  => true,
     require => Service[$ghtorrent_service_name],
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_writer.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_writer.pp
index 119e2608..db6dca2f 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_writer.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/scheduler_updater_writer.pp
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 # Deployment of swh-scheduler-writer related utilities
 class profile::swh::deploy::scheduler_updater_writer {
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::scheduler_updater
 
   $writer_conf_dir = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::conf_dir')
   $writer_conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::conf_file')
   $writer_user = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::user')
   $writer_group = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::group')
   $writer_config = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::config')
 
 #  file {$writer_conf_dir:
 #    ensure => directory,
 #    owner  => 'root',
 #    group  => $writer_group,
 #    mode   => '0755',
 #  }
 
   file {$writer_conf_file:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => $writer_group,
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_template("<%= @writer_config.to_yaml %>\n"),
   }
 
   # unit + timer
   $writer_service = 'swh-scheduler-updater-writer'
   $writer_unit_name = "${writer_service}.service"
   # Service to consume from ghtorrent
   ::systemd::unit_file {$writer_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template("profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${writer_unit_name}.erb")
   } ~> service {$writer_unit_name:
     ensure => stopped,
     enable => true,
     require => File[$writer_conf_file],
   }
 
   $writer_timer_period = lookup('swh::deploy::scheduler::updater::writer::timer_period')
   $writer_timer = 'swh-scheduler-updater-writer'
   $writer_timer_unit_name = "${writer_timer}.timer"
   ::systemd::unit_file {$writer_timer_unit_name:
     ensure  => present,
     content => template("profile/swh/deploy/scheduler/${writer_timer_unit_name}.erb"),
   } ~> service {$writer_timer_unit_name:
-    ensure  => running,
+    ensure  => stopped,
     enable  => true,
     require => Service[$writer_unit_name],
   }
 
 }