diff --git a/beat/web/settings/settings.py b/beat/web/settings/settings.py
index 1b20dddf2fe7d6a01772afebf517215efef5c6b7..0e1f6af8d832132028efca76e84c9e9a824bf366 100644
--- a/beat/web/settings/settings.py
+++ b/beat/web/settings/settings.py
@@ -219,11 +219,16 @@ EMAIL_USE_TLS        = False
 
 # The scheduling interval controls the number of seconds between
 # scheduling attempts (calls to :py:func:`beat.web.backend.schedule.schedule`)
-SCHEDULING_INTERVAL  = 5 #seconds
+SCHEDULING_INTERVAL = 5 #seconds
 
 # The worker interval controls the number of seconds between checks
 # a particular worker will run to verify jobs are not scheduled to itself
-WORKER_INTERVAL      = 5 #seconds
+WORKER_INTERVAL = 5 #seconds
+
+# If set, a testing panel that can accomplish scheduling activities will appear
+# at the scheduler page allowing administrators to launch scheduling activities
+# manually.
+SCHEDULING_PANEL = True
 
 # The maximum index split errors control the maximum number of times we can
 # incur in an index split error condition without cancelling the block