diff --git a/src/context/provider.tsx b/src/context/provider.tsx
index fbbb57a..51e638b 100644
--- a/src/context/provider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/provider.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type SettingsValue = Pick<SettingsProviderValue, 'settings' | 'flags'>;
 type SettingsProviderOptions = {
   updateIntervalMs?: number;
   onGetSettingsFail?: 'keep-last' | 'reset';
+  autoUpdate?: boolean;
 };
 
 interface Props {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const initialValue = { flags: {}, settings: {} };
 export function SettingsProvider({
   children,
   getSettings,
-  options: { onGetSettingsFail = 'keep-last', updateIntervalMs = tenMinInMs } = {},
+  options: { onGetSettingsFail = 'keep-last', updateIntervalMs = tenMinInMs, autoUpdate = true } = {},
 }: Props): ReactElement<Props> {
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [value, setValue] = useState<SettingsValue>(initialValue);
@@ -46,11 +47,15 @@ export function SettingsProvider({
     }
 
     load();
-
-    const intervalId = window.setInterval(load, updateIntervalMs);
+    let intervalId: number | null = null;
+    if (autoUpdate) {
+      intervalId = window.setInterval(load, updateIntervalMs);
+    }
 
     return function cleanup() {
-      window.clearInterval(intervalId);
+      if (intervalId) {
+        window.clearInterval(intervalId);
+      }
     };
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/tests/context/provider.spec.tsx b/tests/context/provider.spec.tsx
index bca3f5c..9e3a71b 100644
--- a/tests/context/provider.spec.tsx
+++ b/tests/context/provider.spec.tsx
@@ -118,4 +118,33 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
       expect(getRendered()).toStrictEqual({ flags: {}, settings: {}, isLoading: false });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('test updateIntervalMs', () => {
+    beforeEach(jest.useFakeTimers);
+    afterEach(jest.useRealTimers);
+
+    it('calls get settings after delay', async () => {
+      const getSettings = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(settings).mockRejectedValueOnce({}) as Props['getSettings'];
+      const options = { updateIntervalMs: 10000 } as Props['options'];
+      setup({ getSettings, options });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+      act(() => {
+        jest.advanceTimersByTime(10000);
+      });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2));
+    });
+
+    it('does no call get settings after delay if deactivated', async () => {
+      const getSettings = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(settings).mockRejectedValueOnce({}) as Props['getSettings'];
+      const options = { updateIntervalMs: 10000, autoUpdate: false } as Props['options'];
+      setup({ getSettings, options });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+      act(() => {
+        jest.advanceTimersByTime(10000);
+      });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    });
+  });
 });