diff --git a/tasks.tf b/tasks.tf
index 59dac59..cf1d4bd 100644
--- a/tasks.tf
+++ b/tasks.tf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource "snowflake_task" "alert_processor_task" {
 
   after         = [snowflake_task.snowalert_suppression_merge_task.name]
   sql_statement = "CALL ${local.results_schema}.${snowflake_procedure.alert_processor_with_default_correlation_period.name}()"
-  enabled       = true
+  enabled       = var.enable_alert_processor
 
   depends_on = [
     module.snowalert_grants
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 0bf1446..4207d82 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ variable "enable_multiple_grants" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "enable_alert_processor" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable the alert processor for alert correlation"
+  default     = true
+}
+
 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}
 data "aws_region" "current" {}
 data "aws_partition" "current" {}