diff --git a/inspirehep/config.py b/inspirehep/config.py
index 66a505ea0c..693f337e52 100644
--- a/inspirehep/config.py
+++ b/inspirehep/config.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 """This feature flag will prevent to send a ``replace`` update to legacy."""
 FEATURE_FLAG_USE_ROOT_TABLE_ON_HEP = False
 FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_SNOW = False
+FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_SAVE_WORFLOW_ON_DOWNLOAD_DOCUMENTS = True
 # Default language and timezone
 # =============================
 BABEL_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'en'
diff --git a/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/actions.py b/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/actions.py
index e39743b820..e9f7e03828 100644
--- a/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/actions.py
+++ b/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/actions.py
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ def download_documents(obj, eng):
             obj.log.error(
                 'Cannot download document from %s', url)
     delete_empty_key(obj, 'documents')
-    save_workflow(obj, eng)
+    if current_app.config['FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_SAVE_WORFLOW_ON_DOWNLOAD_DOCUMENTS']:
+        save_workflow(obj, eng)
     LOGGER.info('Documents downloaded: %s', len(obj.data.get('documents', [])))