diff --git a/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go b/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
index 441798fff..cceb70de8 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/database"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/queue"
 	"github.com/go-vela/server/scm"
+	"github.com/go-vela/server/util"
 	"github.com/go-vela/types"
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/library"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 	scheduleWait = "waiting to trigger build for schedule"
 )
 
-func processSchedules(ctx context.Context, start time.Time, compiler compiler.Engine, database database.Interface, metadata *types.Metadata, queue queue.Service, scm scm.Service) error {
+func processSchedules(ctx context.Context, start time.Time, compiler compiler.Engine, database database.Interface, metadata *types.Metadata, queue queue.Service, scm scm.Service, allowList []string) error {
 	logrus.Infof("processing active schedules to create builds")
 
 	// send API call to capture the list of active schedules
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ func processSchedules(ctx context.Context, start time.Time, compiler compiler.En
 		}
 
 		// process the schedule and trigger a new build
-		err = processSchedule(ctx, schedule, compiler, database, metadata, queue, scm)
+		err = processSchedule(ctx, schedule, compiler, database, metadata, queue, scm, allowList)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("%s %s", scheduleErr, schedule.GetName())
 
@@ -134,13 +135,18 @@ func processSchedules(ctx context.Context, start time.Time, compiler compiler.En
 }
 
 //nolint:funlen // ignore function length and number of statements
-func processSchedule(ctx context.Context, s *library.Schedule, compiler compiler.Engine, database database.Interface, metadata *types.Metadata, queue queue.Service, scm scm.Service) error {
+func processSchedule(ctx context.Context, s *library.Schedule, compiler compiler.Engine, database database.Interface, metadata *types.Metadata, queue queue.Service, scm scm.Service, allowList []string) error {
 	// send API call to capture the repo for the schedule
 	r, err := database.GetRepo(ctx, s.GetRepoID())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch repo: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// ensure repo has not been removed from allow list
+	if !util.CheckAllowlist(r, allowList) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("skipping schedule: repo %s no longer on allow list", r.GetFullName())
+	}
+
 	logrus.Tracef("processing schedule %s/%s", r.GetFullName(), s.GetName())
 
 	// check if the repo is active
diff --git a/cmd/vela-server/server.go b/cmd/vela-server/server.go
index 7768ca01d..8333a8921 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-server/server.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-server/server.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func server(c *cli.Context) error {
 			// sleep for a duration of time before processing schedules
 			time.Sleep(jitter)
 
-			err = processSchedules(ctx, start, compiler, database, metadata, queue, scm)
+			err = processSchedules(ctx, start, compiler, database, metadata, queue, scm, c.StringSlice("vela-schedule-allowlist"))
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.WithError(err).Warn("unable to process schedules")
 			} else {