diff --git a/src/backend/src/SelfHostedModule.js b/src/backend/src/SelfHostedModule.js
index 0e21c196a..bc4a5183a 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/SelfHostedModule.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/SelfHostedModule.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class SelfHostedModule extends AdvancedBase {
 
         const DevWatcherService = require('./services/DevWatcherService');
         const path_ = require('path');
+
+        if ( ! config.no_devwatch )
         services.registerService('__dev-watcher', DevWatcherService, {
             root: path_.resolve(__dirname, '../../../'),
             commands: [
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/runtime-analysis/LogService.js b/src/backend/src/services/runtime-analysis/LogService.js
index 8566513b1..860b29a19 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/runtime-analysis/LogService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/runtime-analysis/LogService.js
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ class LogService extends BaseService {
 
         let logger;
 
+        if ( ! config.no_winston )
         logger = new WinstonLogger(
             winston.createLogger({
                 levels: WINSTON_LEVELS,