diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/RecurringHostedServiceBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/RecurringHostedServiceBase.cs
index 70dcb3a04e..b6f2b469f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/RecurringHostedServiceBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/RecurringHostedServiceBase.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices
         /// </summary>
         protected static readonly TimeSpan DefaultDelay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(3);
 
-        private readonly TimeSpan _period;
+        private TimeSpan _period;
         private readonly TimeSpan _delay;
         private Timer _timer;
 
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            _period = Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan;
             _timer?.Change(Timeout.Infinite, 0);
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTask.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTask.cs
index 282847963f..d54d67338e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTask.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTask.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 // See LICENSE for more details.
 
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Hosting;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Sync;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
         private readonly IServerRegistrationService _serverRegistrationService;
         private readonly IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
         private readonly ILogger<TouchServerTask> _logger;
+        private readonly IServerRoleAccessor _serverRoleAccessor;
         private readonly GlobalSettings _globalSettings;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -37,7 +42,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
             IServerRegistrationService serverRegistrationService,
             IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment,
             ILogger<TouchServerTask> logger,
-            IOptions<GlobalSettings> globalSettings)
+            IOptions<GlobalSettings> globalSettings,
+            IServerRoleAccessor serverRoleAccessor)
             : base(globalSettings.Value.DatabaseServerRegistrar.WaitTimeBetweenCalls, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15))
         {
             _runtimeState = runtimeState;
@@ -45,6 +51,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
             _hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
             _logger = logger;
             _globalSettings = globalSettings.Value;
+            _serverRoleAccessor = serverRoleAccessor;
+        }
+
+        [Obsolete("Use constructor that takes an IServerRoleAccessor")]
+        public TouchServerTask(
+            IRuntimeState runtimeState,
+            IServerRegistrationService serverRegistrationService,
+            IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment,
+            ILogger<TouchServerTask> logger,
+            IOptions<GlobalSettings> globalSettings)
+            : this(
+                runtimeState,
+                serverRegistrationService,
+                hostingEnvironment,
+                logger,
+                globalSettings,
+                StaticServiceProvider.Instance.GetRequiredService<IServerRoleAccessor>())
+        {
         }
 
         public override Task PerformExecuteAsync(object state)
@@ -54,6 +78,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
                 return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
+            // If the IServerRoleAccessor has been changed away from ElectedServerRoleAccessor this task no longer makes sense,
+            // since all it's used for is to allow the ElectedServerRoleAccessor
+            // to figure out what role a given server has, so we just stop this task.
+            if (_serverRoleAccessor is not ElectedServerRoleAccessor)
+            {
+                return StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+            }
+
             var serverAddress = _hostingEnvironment.ApplicationMainUrl?.ToString();
             if (serverAddress.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTaskTests.cs b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTaskTests.cs
index 29b011a5a6..c690f35b7a 100644
--- a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTaskTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Infrastructure/HostedServices/ServerRegistration/TouchServerTaskTests.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Configuration.Models;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Hosting;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Sync;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices.ServerRegistration
@@ -51,7 +52,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices.Serv
             VerifyServerTouched();
         }
 
-        private TouchServerTask CreateTouchServerTask(RuntimeLevel runtimeLevel = RuntimeLevel.Run, string applicationUrl = ApplicationUrl)
+        [Test]
+        public async Task Does_Not_Execute_When_Role_Accessor_Is_Not_Elected()
+        {
+            TouchServerTask sut = CreateTouchServerTask(useElection: false);
+            await sut.PerformExecuteAsync(null);
+            VerifyServerNotTouched();
+        }
+
+        private TouchServerTask CreateTouchServerTask(RuntimeLevel runtimeLevel = RuntimeLevel.Run, string applicationUrl = ApplicationUrl, bool useElection = true)
         {
             var mockRequestAccessor = new Mock<IHostingEnvironment>();
             mockRequestAccessor.SetupGet(x => x.ApplicationMainUrl).Returns(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(applicationUrl) ? new Uri(ApplicationUrl) : null);
@@ -71,12 +80,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Infrastructure.HostedServices.Serv
                 }
             };
 
+            IServerRoleAccessor roleAccessor = useElection
+                ? new ElectedServerRoleAccessor(_mockServerRegistrationService.Object)
+                : new SingleServerRoleAccessor();
+
             return new TouchServerTask(
                 mockRunTimeState.Object,
                 _mockServerRegistrationService.Object,
                 mockRequestAccessor.Object,
                 mockLogger.Object,
-                Options.Create(settings));
+                Options.Create(settings),
+                roleAccessor);
         }
 
         private void VerifyServerNotTouched() => VerifyServerTouchedTimes(Times.Never());