diff --git a/src/cli/add-contract.ts b/src/cli/add-contract.ts
index b7f6486..b0afe4e 100644
--- a/src/cli/add-contract.ts
+++ b/src/cli/add-contract.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@ const argv = yargs.parserConfiguration({
         type: 'string',
         default: '',
         describe: 'Solidity compiler version'
+    },
+    runBackfiller: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: false,
+        describe: 'Run backfiller'
     }
 }).argv;
 
 (async (): Promise<void> => {
 	const connectionOptions = await getConnectionOptions();
 	createConnection(connectionOptions).then(async () => {
-        const { name, address, sourcePath, artifactPath, startingBlock, compilerVersion } = argv;
+        const { name, address, sourcePath, artifactPath, startingBlock, compilerVersion, runBackfiller } = argv;
 
         const contracts = [];
 
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ const argv = yargs.parserConfiguration({
         contracts.push(contract);
 
         const contractService = new ContractService();
-        const data = await contractService.addContracts(null, contracts);
+        const data = await contractService.addContracts(null, contracts, runBackfiller);
         console.log(data);
     });
 })();
diff --git a/src/controllers/defaultController.ts b/src/controllers/defaultController.ts
index ad11b25..855b523 100644
--- a/src/controllers/defaultController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/defaultController.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default class DefaultController {
 			const contracts = req.body.contracts;
 			const apikey = req.body.apikey;
 
-			const data = await contractService.addContracts(apikey, contracts);
+			const data = await contractService.addContracts(apikey, contracts, true);
 
 			res.status(HttpStatusCodes.OK).json({
 				message: 'OK',
diff --git a/src/services/contractService.ts b/src/services/contractService.ts
index fa6233f..a31efcc 100644
--- a/src/services/contractService.ts
+++ b/src/services/contractService.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default class ContractService {
 	}
 
 
-	public async addContracts (apiKey: string, contracts: ContractParam[]): Promise<{ success; fail }> {
+	public async addContracts (apiKey: string, contracts: ContractParam[], runBackfiller: boolean): Promise<{ success; fail }> {
 		const eventRepository: EventRepository = getConnection().getCustomRepository(EventRepository);
 		const stateRepository: StateRepository = getConnection().getCustomRepository(StateRepository);
 		const contractRepository: ContractRepository = getConnection().getCustomRepository(ContractRepository);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default class ContractService {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (contractIds && contractIds.length) {
+		if (contractIds && contractIds.length && runBackfiller) {
 			this.runBackfillService(contractIds); // async
 		}