diff --git a/app/aspects/firmware/poller.rb b/app/aspects/firmware/poller.rb
index 0b23cbe0..f9815bbe 100644
--- a/app/aspects/firmware/poller.rb
+++ b/app/aspects/firmware/poller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Terminus
     module Firmware
       # Polls the Core Firmware API on a scheduled interval for new firmware versions.
       class Poller
-        include Deps["aspects.firmware.synchronizer"]
+        include Deps[:settings, "aspects.firmware.synchronizer"]
         include Initable[kernel: Kernel]
         include Dry::Monads[:result]
 
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ module Terminus
 
         def keep_alive seconds
           kernel.loop do
-            synchronizer.call
+            sync_or_skip
             kernel.sleep seconds
           end
         end
+
+        def sync_or_skip
+          settings.firmware_poller ? synchronizer.call : kernel.puts("Firmware polling disabled.")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/aspects/models/poller.rb b/app/aspects/models/poller.rb
index 3a4e6857..08af1a06 100644
--- a/app/aspects/models/poller.rb
+++ b/app/aspects/models/poller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Terminus
     module Models
       # Polls the Core Models API on a scheduled interval for new (or updated) models.
       class Poller
-        include Deps["aspects.models.synchronizer"]
+        include Deps[:settings, "aspects.models.synchronizer"]
         include Initable[kernel: Kernel]
         include Dry::Monads[:result]
 
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ module Terminus
 
         def keep_alive seconds
           kernel.loop do
-            synchronizer.call
+            sync_or_skip
             kernel.sleep seconds
           end
         end
+
+        def sync_or_skip
+          settings.model_poller ? synchronizer.call : kernel.puts("Model polling disabled.")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/aspects/screens/poller.rb b/app/aspects/screens/poller.rb
index 47e58bae..9aa24a12 100644
--- a/app/aspects/screens/poller.rb
+++ b/app/aspects/screens/poller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ module Terminus
     module Screens
       # Polls the Core Display API on a scheduled interval for new images to display locally.
       class Poller
-        include Deps[:trmnl_api, "aspects.screens.synchronizer", repository: "repositories.device"]
+        include Deps[
+          :settings,
+          :trmnl_api,
+          "aspects.screens.synchronizer",
+          repository: "repositories.device"
+        ]
         include Initable[kernel: Kernel]
         include Dry::Monads[:result]
 
@@ -28,14 +33,18 @@ module Terminus
 
         def keep_alive seconds
           kernel.loop do
-            process_devices
+            sync_or_skip
             kernel.sleep seconds
           end
         end
 
-        def process_devices = repository.all.select(&:proxy).each { |device| process device }
+        def sync_or_skip
+          settings.screen_poller ? process_devices : kernel.puts("Screen polling disabled.")
+        end
 
-        def process device
+        def process_devices = repository.all.select(&:proxy).each { |device| sync device }
+
+        def sync device
           trmnl_api.display(token: device.api_key).bind { |record| synchronizer.call record }
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/app/aspects/firmware/poller_spec.rb b/spec/app/aspects/firmware/poller_spec.rb
index eb4a3c00..013be6e8 100644
--- a/spec/app/aspects/firmware/poller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/aspects/firmware/poller_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Firmware::Poller do
   let(:synchronizer) { instance_spy Terminus::Aspects::Firmware::Synchronizer }
   let(:kernel) { class_spy Kernel, sleep: 0 }
 
+  include_context "with main application"
+
   describe "#call" do
     before { allow(kernel).to receive(:loop).and_yield }
 
@@ -29,5 +31,20 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Firmware::Poller do
       poller.call
       expect(synchronizer).to have_received(:call)
     end
+
+    context "when disabled" do
+      before do
+        allow(settings).to receive(:firmware_poller).and_return false
+        poller.call
+      end
+
+      it "prints message" do
+        expect(kernel).to have_received(:puts).with("Firmware polling disabled.")
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't synchronize" do
+        expect(synchronizer).not_to have_received(:call)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/app/aspects/models/poller_spec.rb b/spec/app/aspects/models/poller_spec.rb
index 67e6c66b..a6b4d75d 100644
--- a/spec/app/aspects/models/poller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/aspects/models/poller_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Models::Poller do
   let(:synchronizer) { instance_spy Terminus::Aspects::Models::Synchronizer }
   let(:kernel) { class_spy Kernel, sleep: 0 }
 
+  include_context "with main application"
+
   describe "#call" do
     before { allow(kernel).to receive(:loop).and_yield }
 
@@ -29,5 +31,20 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Models::Poller do
       poller.call
       expect(synchronizer).to have_received(:call)
     end
+
+    context "when disabled" do
+      before do
+        allow(settings).to receive(:model_poller).and_return false
+        poller.call
+      end
+
+      it "prints message" do
+        expect(kernel).to have_received(:puts).with("Model polling disabled.")
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't synchronize" do
+        expect(synchronizer).not_to have_received(:call)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/app/aspects/screens/poller_spec.rb b/spec/app/aspects/screens/poller_spec.rb
index 183420a8..3c46101e 100644
--- a/spec/app/aspects/screens/poller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/aspects/screens/poller_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Screens::Poller, :db do
 
   let(:synchronizer) { instance_spy Terminus::Aspects::Screens::Synchronizer }
 
+  include_context "with main application"
+
   describe "#call" do
     let(:devices) { [Factory[:device, proxy: true]] }
 
@@ -73,5 +75,20 @@ RSpec.describe Terminus::Aspects::Screens::Poller, :db do
         expect(synchronizer).not_to have_received(:call)
       end
     end
+
+    context "when disabled" do
+      before do
+        allow(settings).to receive(:screen_poller).and_return false
+        poller.call
+      end
+
+      it "prints message" do
+        expect(kernel).to have_received(:puts).with("Screen polling disabled.")
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't synchronize" do
+        expect(synchronizer).not_to have_received(:call)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end