diff --git a/django_telegrambot/apps.py b/django_telegrambot/apps.py
index 4f1f821..a34c00e 100644
--- a/django_telegrambot/apps.py
+++ b/django_telegrambot/apps.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # django_telegram_bot/apps.py
 import os.path
 import importlib
+import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from typing import List
 
@@ -149,9 +150,18 @@ def ready(self):
         modes = ['WEBHOOK','POLLING']
         logger.info('Django Telegram Bot <{} mode>'.format(modes[self.mode]))
 
+        receive_updates = True
+        args = [arg.casefold() for arg in sys.argv]
+        is_manage_py = any(arg.endswith("manage.py") for arg in args)
+        if is_manage_py:
+            if self.mode == WEBHOOK_MODE:
+                receive_updates = "runserver" in args
+            else:
+                receive_updates = "botpolling" in args
+
         bots_list = settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('BOTS', [])
 
-        if self.mode == WEBHOOK_MODE:
+        if self.mode == WEBHOOK_MODE and receive_updates:
             webhook_site = settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('WEBHOOK_SITE', None)
             if not webhook_site:
                 logger.warn('Required TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SITE missing in settings')
@@ -199,8 +209,8 @@ def ready(self):
                             request = Request(proxy_url=bot.proxy['proxy_url'], urllib3_proxy_kwargs=bot.proxy['urllib3_proxy_kwargs'])
                         bot.instance = telegram.Bot(token=bot.token, request=request)
 
-                    bot.dispatcher = Dispatcher(bot.instance, None, use_context=bot.use_context)
-                    if not settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('DISABLE_SETUP', False):
+                    bot.dispatcher = Dispatcher(bot.instance, None, workers=0, use_context=bot.use_context)
+                    if not settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('DISABLE_SETUP', False) and receive_updates:
                         hookurl = '{}/{}/{}/'.format(webhook_site, webhook_base, bot.token)
                         max_connections = b.get('WEBHOOK_MAX_CONNECTIONS', 40)
                         setted = bot.instance.setWebhook(hookurl, certificate=certificate, timeout=bot.timeout, max_connections=max_connections, allowed_updates=bot.allowed_updates)
@@ -227,7 +237,7 @@ def ready(self):
 
             else:
                 try:
-                    if not settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('DISABLE_SETUP', False):
+                    if not settings.DJANGO_TELEGRAMBOT.get('DISABLE_SETUP', False) and receive_updates:
                         bot.updater = Updater(token=bot.token, request_kwargs=bot.proxy, use_context=bot.use_context)
                         bot.instance = bot.updater.bot
                         bot.instance.delete_webhook()
@@ -280,6 +290,9 @@ def module_imported(module_name, method_name, execute):
 
             return True
 
+        if not receive_updates:
+            return
+
         # import telegram bot handlers for all INSTALLED_APPS
         for app_config in apps.get_app_configs():
             if module_has_submodule(app_config.module, TELEGRAM_BOT_MODULE_NAME):