diff --git a/internal/controller/appwrapper/resource_management.go b/internal/controller/appwrapper/resource_management.go
index 1d390c2..7b8f6b7 100644
--- a/internal/controller/appwrapper/resource_management.go
+++ b/internal/controller/appwrapper/resource_management.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *AppWrapperReconciler) createComponent(ctx context.Context, aw *workload
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err, true
 	}
-	if r.Config.EnableKueueIntegrations {
+	if r.Config.EnableKueueIntegrations && !r.Config.DisableChildAdmissionCtrl {
 		obj.SetLabels(utilmaps.MergeKeepFirst(obj.GetLabels(), map[string]string{AppWrapperLabel: aw.Name, constants.QueueLabel: childJobQueueName}))
 	} else {
 		obj.SetLabels(utilmaps.MergeKeepFirst(obj.GetLabels(), map[string]string{AppWrapperLabel: aw.Name}))
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index e50e6b7..9c5f090 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type OperatorConfig struct {
 type AppWrapperConfig struct {
 	ManageJobsWithoutQueueName bool                  `json:"manageJobsWithoutQueueName,omitempty"`
 	EnableKueueIntegrations    bool                  `json:"enableKueueIntegrations,omitempty"`
+	DisableChildAdmissionCtrl  bool                  `json:"disableChildAdmissionCtrl,omitempty"`
 	FaultTolerance             *FaultToleranceConfig `json:"faultTolerance,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func NewAppWrapperConfig() *AppWrapperConfig {
 	return &AppWrapperConfig{
 		ManageJobsWithoutQueueName: true,
 		EnableKueueIntegrations:    true,
+		DisableChildAdmissionCtrl:  false,
 		FaultTolerance: &FaultToleranceConfig{
 			WarmupGracePeriod:   5 * time.Minute,
 			FailureGracePeriod:  1 * time.Minute,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/setup.go b/pkg/controller/setup.go
index 0579467..3dfe145 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/setup.go
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ func SetupControllers(mgr ctrl.Manager, awConfig *config.AppWrapperConfig) error
 			return fmt.Errorf("workload controller: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := (&workload.ChildWorkloadReconciler{
-			Client: mgr.GetClient(),
-			Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
-		}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("child admission controller: %w", err)
+		if !awConfig.DisableChildAdmissionCtrl {
+			if err := (&workload.ChildWorkloadReconciler{
+				Client: mgr.GetClient(),
+				Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
+			}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("child admission controller: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}