diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/deno_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/deno_executor.rs
index 2a33bba2b5..88f6733d1a 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/deno_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/deno_executor.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 
     static ref DENO_CERT: String = std::env::var("DENO_CERT").ok().unwrap_or_else(|| String::new());
     static ref DENO_TLS_CA_STORE: String = std::env::var("DENO_TLS_CA_STORE").ok().unwrap_or_else(|| String::new());
+    static ref DISABLE_DENO_LOCK: bool = std::env::var("DISABLE_DENO_LOCK").is_ok();
 
 }
+
 async fn get_common_deno_proc_envs(
     token: &str,
     base_internal_url: &str,
@@ -352,13 +354,17 @@ try {{
         args.push("--unstable-fs");
         args.push("--unstable-worker-options");
         args.push("--unstable-http");
-        if let Some(reqs) = requirements_o {
-            if !reqs.is_empty() {
-                let _ = write_file(job_dir, "lock.json", &reqs)?;
-                args.push("--lock=lock.json");
-                args.push("--frozen=false");
+
+        if !*DISABLE_DENO_LOCK {
+            if let Some(reqs) = requirements_o {
+                if !reqs.is_empty() {
+                    let _ = write_file(job_dir, "lock.json", &reqs)?;
+                    args.push("--lock=lock.json");
+                    args.push("--frozen=false");
+                }
             }
         }
+
         let allow_read = format!(
             "--allow-read=./,/tmp/windmill/cache/deno/,{}",
             DENO_PATH.as_str()