diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/FixtureManager.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/FixtureManager.js
index 7dd20fa87f..dbc8f749f5 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/FixtureManager.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/schema/fixtures/FixtureManager.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class FixtureManager {
      */
     async addAllFixtures(options) {
         const localOptions = _.merge({
+            autoRefresh: false,
             context: {internal: true},
             migrating: true
         }, options);