diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
index 809202c99..f0d4754f4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/deploy.js
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
 
         RED.actions.add("core:deploy-flows",save);
         if (type === "default") {
-            RED.actions.add("core:stop-flows",function() { stopStartFlows("stop") });
-            RED.actions.add("core:start-flows",function() { stopStartFlows("start") });
+            if (RED.settings.runtimeState && RED.settings.runtimeState.ui === true) {
+                RED.actions.add("core:stop-flows",function() { stopStartFlows("stop") });
+                RED.actions.add("core:start-flows",function() { stopStartFlows("start") });
+            }
             RED.actions.add("core:restart-flows",restart);
             RED.actions.add("core:set-deploy-type-to-full",function() { RED.menu.setSelected("deploymenu-item-full",true);});
             RED.actions.add("core:set-deploy-type-to-modified-flows",function() { RED.menu.setSelected("deploymenu-item-flow",true); });