diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
index 22775c9e..ebdc113b 100644
--- a/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_project.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ on-run-start:
 
 vars:
   "dbt_date:time_zone": GMT
+  UPDATE_UDFS_AND_SPS: False
diff --git a/macros/create_sps.sql b/macros/create_sps.sql
index 1d4a5a3f..973b0887 100644
--- a/macros/create_sps.sql
+++ b/macros/create_sps.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% macro create_sps() %}
-    {% if target.database == 'OPTIMISM' %}
-        CREATE schema IF NOT EXISTS _internal;
-{{ sp_create_prod_clone('_internal') }};
+    {% if var("UPDATE_UDFS_AND_SPS") %}
+        {% if target.database == 'OPTIMISM' %}
+            CREATE schema IF NOT EXISTS _internal;
+    {{ sp_create_prod_clone('_internal') }};
+        {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/macros/create_udfs.sql b/macros/create_udfs.sql
index cc04a84c..916f09fe 100644
--- a/macros/create_udfs.sql
+++ b/macros/create_udfs.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {% macro create_udfs() %}
-    {% set sql %}
-    CREATE schema if NOT EXISTS silver;
-{{ create_js_hex_to_int() }};
-{{ create_udf_hex_to_int(
-        schema = "public"
-    ) }}
+    {% if var("UPDATE_UDFS_AND_SPS") %}
+        {% set sql %}
+        CREATE schema if NOT EXISTS silver;
+    {{ create_js_hex_to_int() }};
+    {{ create_udf_hex_to_int(
+            schema = "public"
+        ) }}
 
-    {% endset %}
-    {% do run_query(sql) %}
+        {% endset %}
+        {% do run_query(sql) %}
+    {% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}