diff --git a/core/migrations/0012_default_active_m3u_accounts.py b/core/migrations/0012_default_active_m3u_accounts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11888772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/migrations/0012_default_active_m3u_accounts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6 on 2025-03-01 14:01
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.utils.text import slugify
+
+def preload_core_settings(apps, schema_editor):
+    CoreSettings = apps.get_model("core", "CoreSettings")
+    CoreSettings.objects.create(
+        key=slugify("Auto-Import Mapped Files"),
+        name="Auto-Import Mapped Files",
+        value=True,
+    )
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0011_fix_stream_profiles_and_user_agents'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(preload_core_settings),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index a4fa92d4..a8571b5c 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ DEFAULT_USER_AGENT_KEY= slugify("Default User-Agent")
 DEFAULT_STREAM_PROFILE_KEY = slugify("Default Stream Profile")
 STREAM_HASH_KEY = slugify("M3U Hash Key")
 PREFERRED_REGION_KEY = slugify("Preferred Region")
+AUTO_IMPORT_MAPPED_FILES = slugify("Auto-Import Mapped Files")
 
 class CoreSettings(models.Model):
     key = models.CharField(
@@ -173,9 +174,18 @@ class CoreSettings(models.Model):
     def get_m3u_hash_key(cls):
         return cls.objects.get(key=STREAM_HASH_KEY).value
 
+    @classmethod
     def get_preferred_region(cls):
         """Retrieve the preferred region setting (or return None if not found)."""
         try:
             return cls.objects.get(key=PREFERRED_REGION_KEY).value
         except cls.DoesNotExist:
             return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_auto_import_mapped_files(cls):
+        """Retrieve the preferred region setting (or return None if not found)."""
+        try:
+            return cls.objects.get(key=AUTO_IMPORT_MAPPED_FILES).value
+        except cls.DoesNotExist:
+            return None
diff --git a/core/tasks.py b/core/tasks.py
index 5dd6a746..f6069e69 100644
--- a/core/tasks.py
+++ b/core/tasks.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from apps.m3u.models import M3UAccount
 from apps.epg.models import EPGSource
 from apps.m3u.tasks import refresh_single_m3u_account
 from apps.epg.tasks import refresh_epg_data
+from .models import CoreSettings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ def scan_and_process_files():
 
         m3u_account, _ = M3UAccount.objects.get_or_create(file_path=filepath, defaults={
             "name": filename,
+            "is_active": CoreSettings.get_auto_import_mapped_files(),
         })
 
         redis_client.set(redis_key, mtime, ex=REDIS_TTL)
@@ -117,11 +119,17 @@ def scan_and_process_files():
         epg_source, _ = EPGSource.objects.get_or_create(file_path=filepath, defaults={
             "name": filename,
             "source_type": "xmltv",
+            "is_active": CoreSettings.get_auto_import_mapped_files(),
         })
 
+        redis_client.set(redis_key, mtime, ex=REDIS_TTL)
+        redis_client.set(redis_key, mtime, ex=REDIS_TTL)
+
+        if not epg_source.is_active:
+            logger.info("EPG source is inactive, skipping.")
+            continue
+
         refresh_epg_data.delay(epg_source.id)  # Trigger Celery task
-        redis_client.set(redis_key, mtime, ex=REDIS_TTL)
-        redis_client.set(redis_key, mtime, ex=REDIS_TTL)
 
         channel_layer = get_channel_layer()
         async_to_sync(channel_layer.group_send)(
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
index 81a85c78..19bec97e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   Paper,
   Select,
   Stack,
+  Switch,
+  Text,
   Title,
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import { isNotEmpty, useForm } from '@mantine/form';
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
       'default-user-agent': '',
       'default-stream-profile': '',
       'preferred-region': '',
+      'auto-import-mapped-files': true,
     },
 
     validate: {
@@ -294,6 +297,15 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
       form.setValues(
         Object.entries(settings).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
           // Modify each value based on its own properties
+          switch (value.value) {
+            case 'true':
+              value.value = true;
+              break;
+            case 'false':
+              value.value = false;
+              break;
+          }
+
           acc[key] = value.value;
           return acc;
         }, {})
@@ -307,7 +319,7 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
     for (const settingKey in values) {
       // If the user changed the setting’s value from what’s in the DB:
       if (String(values[settingKey]) !== String(settings[settingKey].value)) {
-        changedSettings[settingKey] = values[settingKey];
+        changedSettings[settingKey] = `${values[settingKey]}`;
       }
     }
 
@@ -373,13 +385,29 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
               }))}
             />
 
+            <Group justify="space-between" style={{ paddingTop: 5 }}>
+              <Text size="sm" fw={500}>
+                Auto-Import Mapped Files
+              </Text>
+              <Switch
+                {...form.getInputProps('auto-import-mapped-files', {
+                  type: 'checkbox',
+                })}
+                key={form.key('auto-import-mapped-files')}
+                id={
+                  settings['auto-import-mapped-files']?.id ||
+                  'auto-import-mapped-files'
+                }
+              />
+            </Group>
+
             <Flex mih={50} gap="xs" justify="flex-end" align="flex-end">
               <Button
                 type="submit"
                 disabled={form.submitting}
                 variant="default"
               >
-                Save
+                Submit
               </Button>
             </Flex>
           </form>