diff --git a/graphql-dgs-spring-boot-oss-autoconfigure/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/autoconfig/DgsAutoConfiguration.kt b/graphql-dgs-spring-boot-oss-autoconfigure/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/autoconfig/DgsAutoConfiguration.kt
index b8e9f8412..2f9a2bd6b 100644
--- a/graphql-dgs-spring-boot-oss-autoconfigure/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/autoconfig/DgsAutoConfiguration.kt
+++ b/graphql-dgs-spring-boot-oss-autoconfigure/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/graphql/dgs/autoconfig/DgsAutoConfiguration.kt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ open class DgsAutoConfiguration(
     }
 
     @Bean(destroyMethod = "shutdown")
-    @ConditionalOnMissingBean
+    @ConditionalOnMissingBean(name = ["dgsScheduledExecutorService"])
     @Qualifier("dgsScheduledExecutorService")
     open fun dgsScheduledExecutorService(): ScheduledExecutorService {
         return Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor()