diff --git a/clearml/automation/controller.py b/clearml/automation/controller.py
index 52b558d5..dfcc24ed 100644
--- a/clearml/automation/controller.py
+++ b/clearml/automation/controller.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class PipelineController(object):
                 project_name=pipeline_project or 'Pipelines',
                 task_name=pipeline_name or 'Pipeline {}'.format(datetime.now()),
                 task_type=Task.TaskTypes.controller,
+                auto_resource_monitoring=False,
             )
 
         self._auto_connect_task = bool(auto_connect_task) and bool(self._task)