diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/config.py b/reana_workflow_controller/config.py
index 265355b2..c40bcc1d 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/config.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/config.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 
+from distutils.util import strtobool
 from reana_commons.config import REANA_COMPONENT_PREFIX, SHARED_VOLUME_PATH
 from reana_db.models import JobStatus, RunStatus
 
@@ -256,6 +257,12 @@ def _parse_interactive_sessions_environments(env_var):
 IMAGE_PULL_SECRETS = os.getenv("IMAGE_PULL_SECRETS", "").split(",")
 """Docker image pull secrets which allow the usage of private images."""
 
+TRAEFIK_ENABLED = strtobool(os.getenv("TRAEFIK_ENABLED", "true"))
+"""Whether traefik is enabled in the cluster or not"""
+
+DASK_ENABLED = strtobool(os.getenv("DASK_ENABLED", "true"))
+"""Whether dask is enabled in the cluster or not"""
+
 VOMSPROXY_CONTAINER_IMAGE = os.getenv(
     "VOMSPROXY_CONTAINER_IMAGE", "docker.io/reanahub/reana-auth-vomsproxy:1.2.0"
 )
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py b/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
index bcdb45bd..7fa3119a 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/consumer.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     REANA_GITLAB_URL,
     REANA_HOSTNAME,
     REANA_JOB_STATUS_CONSUMER_PREFETCH_COUNT,
+    TRAEFIK_ENABLED,
 )
 from reana_workflow_controller.errors import REANAWorkflowControllerError
 from reana_workflow_controller.k8s import delete_dask_dashboard_ingress
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ def _delete_dask_cluster(workflow: Workflow) -> None:
         namespace="default",
         name=f"dask-autoscaler-reana-run-dask-{workflow.id_}",
     )
-
-    delete_dask_dashboard_ingress(
-        f"dask-dashboard-ingress-reana-run-dask-{workflow.id_}", workflow.id_
-    )
+    if TRAEFIK_ENABLED:
+        delete_dask_dashboard_ingress(
+            f"dask-dashboard-ingress-reana-run-dask-{workflow.id_}", workflow.id_
+        )
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/dask.py b/reana_workflow_controller/dask.py
index 8656811a..afd19d2e 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/dask.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/dask.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     get_reana_shared_volume,
 )
 
+from reana_workflow_controller.config import TRAEFIK_ENABLED
 from reana_workflow_controller.k8s import create_dask_dashboard_ingress
 
 
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ def create_dask_resources(self):
         self._prepare_cluster()
         self._create_dask_cluster()
         self._create_dask_autoscaler()
-        create_dask_dashboard_ingress(self.cluster_name, self.workflow_id)
+        if TRAEFIK_ENABLED:
+            create_dask_dashboard_ingress(self.cluster_name, self.workflow_id)
 
     def _prepare_cluster(self):
         """Prepare Dask cluster body by adding necessary image-pull secrets, volumes, volume mounts, init containers and sidecar containers."""
diff --git a/reana_workflow_controller/workflow_run_manager.py b/reana_workflow_controller/workflow_run_manager.py
index 597bdfb5..f48e9831 100644
--- a/reana_workflow_controller/workflow_run_manager.py
+++ b/reana_workflow_controller/workflow_run_manager.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     WORKFLOW_ENGINE_SERIAL_ENV_VARS,
     WORKFLOW_ENGINE_SNAKEMAKE_ENV_VARS,
     WORKFLOW_ENGINE_YADAGE_ENV_VARS,
+    DASK_ENABLED,
 )
 
 
@@ -371,13 +372,14 @@ def start_batch_workflow_run(
         )
 
         try:
-            # Create PVC needed for CVMFS repos
-            if self.retrieve_required_cvmfs_repos():
-                create_cvmfs_persistent_volume_claim()
 
             # Create the dask cluster and required resources
-
             if requires_dask(self.workflow):
+                if not DASK_ENABLED:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "Dask workflows are not supported in this cluster"
+                    )
+
                 DaskResourceManager(
                     cluster_name=f"reana-run-dask-{self.workflow.id_}",
                     workflow_spec=self.workflow.reana_specification["workflow"],
@@ -388,6 +390,11 @@ def start_batch_workflow_run(
             current_k8s_batchv1_api_client.create_namespaced_job(
                 namespace=REANA_RUNTIME_KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE, body=job
             )
+
+            # Create PVC needed for CVMFS repos
+            if self.retrieve_required_cvmfs_repos():
+                create_cvmfs_persistent_volume_claim()
+
         except ApiException as e:
             msg = "Workflow engine/job controller pod " "creation failed {}".format(e)
             logging.error(msg, exc_info=True)