# Persistent\_disabled = true but still querying the DB

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/persistent-disabled-true-but-still-querying-the-db/148343>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/persistent-disabled-true-but-still-querying-the-db/148343 "2008-09-11T21:58:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![apm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@apm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/apm)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/persistent-disabled-true-but-still-querying-the-db/148343/1 "2008-09-11T21:58:37Z")

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Hi,

i have set this in my config file:

:persistent\_disabled: true

But backgrounDrb still queries the DB every few seconds.  
I have also tried setting the following:

:persistent\_delay: 60  
:persistent\_disabled: false

I would expect it to check now the DB every 60 seconds but it counting  
the time it actually does it every 5 seconds.

I find it somehow annoying since i dont need persistent queues at  
all…

Im using:  
backgroundrb from trunk  
packet (0.1.12)  
chronic (0.2.3)  
rails (2.1.1)  
ruby 1.8.6 x64 patchlevel 11

Any ideas?

Cheers,  
Alberto.

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**Author:** ![apm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@apm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/apm)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/persistent-disabled-true-but-still-querying-the-db/148343/2 "2008-09-11T22:00:22Z")

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Sorry,

got confused and thought to be posting this in backgroundRb list…