diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
index 07e9b5be54..7460757a51 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ api.getGroups = {
 api.getGroup = {
   method: 'GET',
   url: '/groups/:groupId',
+  // Disable cron when getting groups to avoid race conditions when the site is loaded
+  // and requests for party and user data are concurrent
+  runCron: false,
   middlewares: [authWithHeaders()],
   async handler (req, res) {
     let user = res.locals.user;