diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index bb1c9db3a7..f6b31a7b63 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8311,3 +8311,9 @@ Gary	09 Dec 2003
     html_user/
         prefs.inc
 
+
+Karl 2003-12-09
+    - don't run the scheduler cgi if stop_server trigger exists.
+
+    sched/
+        main.C
diff --git a/sched/main.C b/sched/main.C
index 30f24e5847..99d8d2498d 100644
--- a/sched/main.C
+++ b/sched/main.C
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ int main() {
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    check_stop_trigger();
+
     sprintf(path, "%s/code_sign_public", config.key_dir);
     retval = read_file_malloc(path, code_sign_key);
     if (retval) {