diff --git a/legal-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJob.java b/legal-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJob.java
index 654ea0d3fc404f92871928d6a17b4caf4d9e4b5b..a8230bb9def7ba40e9e01b7485686c20fa5586af 100644
--- a/legal-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJob.java
+++ b/legal-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJob.java
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.tags.LegalTagConstraintValidator;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.tags.LegalTagService;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.legal.LegalTag;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.legal.Properties;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.jobs.models.LegalTagJobResult;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.jobs.models.AboutToExpireLegalTags;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.http.AppException;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.feature.IFeatureFlag;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -35,9 +38,14 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJob {
     @Inject
     private JaxRsDpsLog log;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private IFeatureFlag aboutToExpireLegalTagFeatureFlag;
+
     @Value("${LEGALTAG_EXPIRATION}")
     private String legalTagExpiration;
 
+    private String aboutToExpireFeatureFlagName = "featureFlag.aboutToExpireLegalTag.enabled";
+
     public LegalTagJobResult run(String projectId, DpsHeaders headers, String tenantName) throws Exception {
         LegalTagJobResult legalTagJobResult = new LegalTagJobResult(new StatusChangedTags(), new AboutToExpireLegalTags());
         validator.setHeaders(headers);
@@ -45,7 +53,9 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJob {
         legalTagJobResult = checkAndUpdateLegalTagStatus(false, tenantName, legalTagJobResult);
 
         publishLegalTagStatusUpdateEvents(!legalTagJobResult.statusChangedTags.getStatusChangedTags().isEmpty(), projectId, headers, legalTagJobResult.statusChangedTags);
-        publisAboutToExpireLegalTagEvents(!legalTagJobResult.aboutToExpireLegalTags.getAboutToExpireLegalTags().isEmpty(), projectId, headers, legalTagJobResult.aboutToExpireLegalTags);
+        if (isAboutToExpireFeatureFlagEnabled()) {
+            publisAboutToExpireLegalTagEvents(!legalTagJobResult.aboutToExpireLegalTags.getAboutToExpireLegalTags().isEmpty(), projectId, headers, legalTagJobResult.aboutToExpireLegalTags);
+        }
 
         return legalTagJobResult;
     }
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJob {
             String errors = validator.getErrors(tag);
             Boolean hasErrors = errors != null;
 
-            if (isCurrentlyValid) {
+            if (isAboutToExpireFeatureFlagEnabled() && isCurrentlyValid) {
                 checkAboutToExpireLegalTag(tag, tenantName, legalTagJobResult.aboutToExpireLegalTags, hasErrors);
             }
 
@@ -123,4 +133,8 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJob {
             aboutToExpireLegalTagPublisher.publish(projectId, headers, aboutToExpireLegalTags);
         }
     }
+
+    private Boolean isAboutToExpireFeatureFlagEnabled() {
+        return aboutToExpireLegalTagFeatureFlag.isFeatureEnabled(aboutToExpireFeatureFlagName);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/controller/LegalTagStatusJobControllerTest.java b/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/controller/LegalTagStatusJobControllerTest.java
index eca5b0f14e739f01f8c3e5244da655d746f62bc8..f744daed612ffa567c3aa0d2a7ed5075c2724a08 100644
--- a/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/controller/LegalTagStatusJobControllerTest.java
+++ b/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/controller/LegalTagStatusJobControllerTest.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJobControllerTest {
         ResponseEntity<HttpStatus> result = sut.checkLegalTagStatusChanges();
 
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT, result.getStatusCode());
-        verify(auditLogger).legalTagJobRanSuccess(Collections.singletonList(statusChangedTags.toString()));
+        verify(auditLogger).legalTagJobRanSuccess(Collections.singletonList(legalTagJobResult.toString()));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJobTests.java b/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJobTests.java
index 9f2a93114b99dd42fadae4e9e3bbfcf2b2e60aaf..1d1c9f1957f58aff9571347264d309f016412b8e 100644
--- a/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJobTests.java
+++ b/legal-core/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/legal/jobs/LegalTagStatusJobTests.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.legal.LegalTag;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.legal.Properties;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.jobs.models.LegalTagJobResult;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.legal.jobs.models.AboutToExpireLegalTags;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.feature.IFeatureFlag;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.fail;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest(classes = {IFeatureFlag.class})
 public class LegalTagStatusJobTests {
     @Mock
     private LegalTagConstraintValidator validator;
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJobTests {
     private IAboutToExpireLegalTagPublisher aboutToExpireLegalTagPublisherMock;
     @Mock
     private JaxRsDpsLog log;
+    @Mock
+    private IFeatureFlag aboutToExpireLegalTagFeatureFlag;
 
     @InjectMocks
     LegalTagStatusJob sut;
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ public class LegalTagStatusJobTests {
         headers.put(DpsHeaders.DATA_PARTITION_ID, "SIS-INTERNAL-HQ");
         headers.put(DpsHeaders.CORRELATION_ID, "12345-12345");
         headers.put(DpsHeaders.USER_EMAIL, "nonexistent@nonexisent.domain");
+        // aboutToExpireFeatureFlag
+        when(aboutToExpireLegalTagFeatureFlag.isFeatureEnabled(any())).thenReturn(true);
         ReflectionTestUtils.setField(sut, "legalTagExpiration", "1d");
     }
 
diff --git a/provider/legal-aws/src/main/resources/application.properties b/provider/legal-aws/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 1bcc025fe18fe27fa55dcec5a00f3f1ddcfc5333..060f1deff9d6ea923026a68c6ecb0c40c2e1047c 100644
--- a/provider/legal-aws/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/provider/legal-aws/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ repository.implementation=${LEGAL_SERVICE_REPOSITORY_IMPLEMENTATION:dynamodb}
 
 #Tomcat limits
 server.tomcat.threads.max=${TOMCAT_THREADS_MAX:300}
+
+# Feature flag settings
+featureFlag.strategy=appProperty
+featureFlag.aboutToExpireLegalTag.enabled=true