diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7f983ff..d2bde2c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = event
-version = 0.0.11
+version = 0.0.12
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventManager.java b/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventManager.java
index 3e8a9cf..1b8760e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventManager.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import org.xbib.time.schedule.CronSchedule;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ public class ClockEventManager implements Closeable {
 
     private final CronSchedule<Integer> cronSchedule;
 
+    private final List<String> suspended;
+
     public ClockEventManager(Settings settings) {
         this(settings, new AsyncEventBus(Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()), ClockEventManager.class.getClassLoader());
     }
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ public class ClockEventManager implements Closeable {
     public ClockEventManager(Settings settings,
                              EventBus eventBus,
                              ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        this.suspended = new ArrayList<>();
         ThreadFactory threadFactory = new ThreadFactory() {
             int n = 1;
             @Override
@@ -38,8 +43,9 @@ public class ClockEventManager implements Closeable {
         ScheduledExecutorService executorService =
                 Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(settings.getAsInt("pool.size", 2), threadFactory);
         this.cronSchedule = new CronSchedule<>(executorService);
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Settings> cronjobs : settings.getGroups("event.clock").entrySet()) {
-            Settings entrySettings = cronjobs.getValue();
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Settings> clockEventService : settings.getGroups("event.clock").entrySet()) {
+            String name = clockEventService.getKey();
+            Settings entrySettings = clockEventService.getValue();
             if (entrySettings.getAsBoolean("enabled", true)) {
                 String entry = entrySettings.get("entry");
                 if (entry != null) {
@@ -48,21 +54,35 @@ public class ClockEventManager implements Closeable {
                         if (className != null) {
                             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                             Class<? extends ClockEvent> eventClass = (Class<? extends ClockEvent>) classLoader.loadClass(className);
-                            cronSchedule.add(className, CronExpression.parse(entry), new ClockEventService(eventBus, eventClass));
-                            logger.log(Level.INFO, "cron job " + cronjobs.getKey() + " scheduled on " + entry + ", event class " + className);
+                            cronSchedule.add(className, CronExpression.parse(entry), new ClockEventService(this, eventBus, name, eventClass));
+                            logger.log(Level.INFO, "cron job " + clockEventService.getKey() + " scheduled on " + entry + ", event class " + className);
                         } else {
                             logger.log(Level.WARNING, "no class specified");
                         }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        logger.log(Level.WARNING, "unable to schedule cron job " + cronjobs.getKey() + ", reason " + e.getMessage());
+                        logger.log(Level.WARNING, "unable to schedule cron job " + clockEventService.getKey() + ", reason " + e.getMessage());
                     }
                 }
+            } else {
+                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "clock event service " + name + " in configuration not enabled");
             }
         }
         logger.log(Level.INFO, "entries = " + cronSchedule.getEntries());
         cronSchedule.start();
     }
 
+    public List<String> getSuspended() {
+        return suspended;
+    }
+
+    public void suspend(String name) {
+        suspended.add(name);
+    }
+
+    public void resume(String name) {
+        suspended.remove(name);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void close() throws IOException {
         cronSchedule.close();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventService.java b/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventService.java
index 5fcc651..ed5ab08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/xbib/event/clock/ClockEventService.java
@@ -10,24 +10,37 @@ public class ClockEventService implements Callable<Integer> {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ClockEventService.class.getName());
 
+    private final ClockEventManager manager;
+
     private final EventBus eventBus;
 
+    private final String name;
+
     private final Class<? extends ClockEvent> eventClass;
 
-    public ClockEventService(EventBus eventBus,
+    public ClockEventService(ClockEventManager manager,
+                             EventBus eventBus,
+                             String name,
                              Class<? extends ClockEvent> eventClass) {
+        this.manager = manager;
         this.eventBus = eventBus;
+        this.name = name;
         this.eventClass = eventClass;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Integer call() throws Exception {
         try {
-            logger.log(Level.FINE, "posting clock event " + eventClass.getName());
-            ClockEvent clockEvent = eventClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
-            clockEvent.setInstant(Instant.now());
-            eventBus.post(clockEvent);
-            return 0;
+            if (manager.getSuspended().contains(name)) {
+                logger.log(Level.FINE, "clock event " + name + " suspended");
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                logger.log(Level.FINE, "posting clock event " + eventClass.getName());
+                ClockEvent clockEvent = eventClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+                clockEvent.setInstant(Instant.now());
+                eventBus.post(clockEvent);
+                return 0;
+            }
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, t.getMessage(), t);
             return 1;