diff --git a/cookbooks/fb_timers/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/fb_timers/recipes/default.rb
index 7bd5a14a..d4d81cc5 100644
--- a/cookbooks/fb_timers/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/fb_timers/recipes/default.rb
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@
   group node.root_group
 end
 
-fb_timers_setup 'fb_timers system setup'
+fb_timers_setup 'fb_timers system setup' do
+  not_if { (node.firstboot_os? || node.firstboot_tier?) && node.in_shard?(0) } # __BUMP__
+end