diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
index ac1ea379d8..6da998d840 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ using System.Text;
 using Content.Server.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.Interfaces.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.StationEvents;
+using Content.Shared;
 using Content.Shared.GameTicking;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Server.Console;
 using Robust.Server.Interfaces.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects.Systems;
+using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Configuration;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Random;
 using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Reflection;
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems.StationEvents
     // Somewhat based off of TG's implementation of events
     public sealed class StationEventSystem : EntitySystem, IResettingEntitySystem
     {
+        [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configurationManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IServerNetManager _netManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IGameTicker _gameTicker = default!;
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems.StationEvents
                 _stationEvents.Add(stationEvent);
             }
 
+            // Can't just check debug / release for a default given mappers need to use release mode
+            // As such we'll always pause it by default.
+            _configurationManager.OnValueChanged(CCVars.EventsEnabled, value => Enabled = value, true);
             _netManager.RegisterNetMessage<MsgGetStationEvents>(nameof(MsgGetStationEvents), GetEventReceived);
         }
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
index d01c1d9c19..94c17dc378 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVars.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ namespace Content.Shared
     [CVarDefs]
     public sealed class CCVars : CVars
     {
+        public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
+            EventsEnabled = CVarDef.Create("events.enabled", false, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.SERVERONLY);
+
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
             GameLobbyEnabled = CVarDef.Create("game.lobbyenabled", false, CVar.ARCHIVE);