diff --git a/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip-once.conf.template.erb b/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip-once.conf.template.erb
index 9228a7a3ae..f5300c7df0 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip-once.conf.template.erb
+++ b/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip-once.conf.template.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [program:zulip_deliver_scheduled_emails]
-command=nice -n15 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py deliver_scheduled_emails
+command=nice -n15 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py deliver_scheduled_emails --skip-checks
 environment=HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=350                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdout_logfile_backups=3     ; # of stdout logfile backups (default 10)
 directory=/home/zulip/deployments/current/
 
 [program:zulip_deliver_scheduled_messages]
-command=nice -n15 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py deliver_scheduled_messages
+command=nice -n15 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py deliver_scheduled_messages --skip-checks
 environment=HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=350                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)
diff --git a/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip.conf.template.erb b/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip.conf.template.erb
index 1b5a00103b..14390a1566 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip.conf.template.erb
+++ b/puppet/zulip/templates/supervisor/zulip.conf.template.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ directory=/home/zulip/deployments/current/
 
 <% if @tornado_ports.length > 1 -%>
 [program:zulip-tornado]
-command=/home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py runtornado 127.0.0.1:98%(process_num)02d
+command=/home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py runtornado 127.0.0.1:98%(process_num)02d --skip-checks
 process_name=zulip-tornado-port-98%(process_num)02d
 environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1,HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=200                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ directory=/home/zulip/deployments/current/
 numprocs=<%= @tornado_ports.length %>
 <% else -%>
 [program:zulip-tornado]
-command=/home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py runtornado 127.0.0.1:9800
+command=/home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py runtornado 127.0.0.1:9800 --skip-checks
 environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1,HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=200                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ directory=/home/zulip/deployments/current/
 <% if @queues_multiprocess %>
 <% @queues.each do |queue| -%>
 [program:zulip_events_<%= queue %>]
-command=nice -n10 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py process_queue --queue_name=<%= queue %>
+command=nice -n10 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py process_queue --queue_name=<%= queue %> --skip-checks
 environment=HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=300                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ directory=/home/zulip/deployments/current/
 <% end -%>
 <% else %>
 [program:zulip_events]
-command=nice -n10 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py process_queue --multi_threaded <%= @queues.join(' ') %>
+command=nice -n10 /home/zulip/deployments/current/manage.py process_queue --multi_threaded <%= @queues.join(' ') %> --skip-checks
 environment=HTTP_proxy="<%= @proxy %>",HTTPS_proxy="<%= @proxy %>"
 priority=300                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)