diff --git a/src/scripts/export/index.ts b/src/scripts/export/index.ts
index d6a04e5b..f8c86873 100644
--- a/src/scripts/export/index.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/export/index.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ program.option(
   '--no-webhooks',
   "don't send webhooks"
 )
+program.option(
+  // Adds inverted `ws` boolean to the options object.
+  '--no-ws',
+  "don't connect to websocket"
+)
 program.parse()
-const { config: _config, update, webhooks } = program.opts()
+const { config: _config, update, webhooks, ws } = program.opts()
 
 // Load config with config option.
 const config = loadConfig(_config)
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ const trace = async () => {
     config,
     update: !!update,
     webhooks: !!webhooks,
+    websocket: !!ws,
   }
 
   const worker = new Worker(path.join(__dirname, 'worker.js'), {
diff --git a/src/scripts/export/types.ts b/src/scripts/export/types.ts
index 9e4a3eb9..f2c213d3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/export/types.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/export/types.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type WorkerInitData = {
   config: Config
   update: boolean
   webhooks: boolean
+  websocket: boolean
 }
 
 export type ToWorkerMessage =
diff --git a/src/scripts/export/worker.ts b/src/scripts/export/worker.ts
index d3ec6dde..632656ca 100644
--- a/src/scripts/export/worker.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/export/worker.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     throw new Error('Must be run as a Worker')
   }
 
-  const { config, update, webhooks } = workerData as WorkerInitData
+  const { config, update, webhooks, websocket } = workerData as WorkerInitData
 
   // Add Sentry error reporting.
   if (config.sentryDsn) {
@@ -93,84 +93,91 @@ const main = async () => {
   }
 
   let webSocketConnected = false
-  let queueHandler: Promise<void> = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    // Wait for WebSocket to be ready.
-    //
-    // We need to read from the trace as the server is starting but not start
-    // processing the queue until the WebSocket block listener has connected.
-    // This is because the trace blocks the server from starting, but we can
-    // only listen for new blocks once the WebSocket is connected at some point
-    // after the server has started. We have to read from the trace to allow the
-    // server to start up.
+  let queueHandler: Promise<void> = websocket
+    ? // Wait for WebSocket to be ready.
+      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        // We need to read from the trace as the server is starting but not
+        // start processing the queue until the WebSocket block listener has
+        // connected. This is because the trace blocks the server from starting,
+        // but we can only listen for new blocks once the WebSocket is connected
+        // at some point after the server has started. We have to read from the
+        // trace to allow the server to start up.
 
-    // Wait for WebSocket to be ready.
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      if (webSocketConnected) {
-        clearInterval(interval)
-        resolve()
-      }
-    }, 1000)
-  })
-
-  // Connect to local RPC WebSocket once ready. Don't await since we need to
-  // start reading from the trace FIFO before the RPC starts.
-  waitPort({
-    host: 'localhost',
-    port: 26657,
-    output: 'silent',
-  }).then(({ open }) => {
-    if (open) {
-      const setUpWebSocket = () => {
-        // Get new-block WebSocket.
-        const webSocket = setUpWebSocketNewBlockListener({
-          rpc: 'http://127.0.0.1:26657',
-          onNewBlock: async (block) => {
-            const { chain_id, height, time } = (block as any).header
-            const latestBlockHeight = Number(height)
-            const latestBlockTimeUnixMs = Date.parse(time)
+        // Wait for WebSocket to be ready.
+        const interval = setInterval(() => {
+          if (webSocketConnected) {
+            clearInterval(interval)
+            resolve()
+          }
+        }, 1000)
+      })
+    : // Don't wait for websocket.
+      Promise.resolve()
 
-            // Cache block time for block height in cache used by state.
-            blockHeightToTimeCache.set(latestBlockHeight, latestBlockTimeUnixMs)
+  if (websocket) {
+    // Connect to local RPC WebSocket once ready. Don't await since we need to
+    // start reading from the trace FIFO before the RPC starts.
+    waitPort({
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 26657,
+      output: 'silent',
+    }).then(({ open }) => {
+      if (open) {
+        const setUpWebSocket = () => {
+          // Get new-block WebSocket.
+          const webSocket = setUpWebSocketNewBlockListener({
+            rpc: 'http://127.0.0.1:26657',
+            onNewBlock: async (block) => {
+              const { chain_id, height, time } = (block as any).header
+              const latestBlockHeight = Number(height)
+              const latestBlockTimeUnixMs = Date.parse(time)
 
-            // Update state singleton with latest information.
-            await State.update(
-              {
-                chainId: chain_id,
+              // Cache block time for block height in cache used by state.
+              blockHeightToTimeCache.set(
                 latestBlockHeight,
-                latestBlockTimeUnixMs,
-              },
-              {
-                where: {
-                  singleton: true,
+                latestBlockTimeUnixMs
+              )
+
+              // Update state singleton with latest information.
+              await State.update(
+                {
+                  chainId: chain_id,
+                  latestBlockHeight,
+                  latestBlockTimeUnixMs,
                 },
+                {
+                  where: {
+                    singleton: true,
+                  },
+                }
+              )
+            },
+            onConnect: () => {
+              webSocketConnected = true
+              console.log('WebSocket connected.')
+            },
+            onError: (error) => {
+              // If fails to connect, retry after three seconds.
+              if (error.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
+                console.error('Failed to connect to WebSocket.', error)
+                webSocket.terminate()
+
+                setTimeout(setUpWebSocket, 3000)
+              } else {
+                console.error('WebSocket error', error)
               }
-            )
-          },
-          onConnect: () => {
-            webSocketConnected = true
-            console.log('WebSocket connected.')
-          },
-          onError: (error) => {
-            // If fails to connect, retry after three seconds.
-            if (error.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
-              console.error('Failed to connect to WebSocket.', error)
-              webSocket.terminate()
+            },
+          })
+        }
 
-              setTimeout(setUpWebSocket, 3000)
-            } else {
-              console.error('WebSocket error', error)
-            }
-          },
-        })
+        setUpWebSocket()
+      } else {
+        console.error(
+          'Failed to connect to local RPC WebSocket. Queries may be slower as block times will be fetched from a remote RPC.'
+        )
       }
-
-      setUpWebSocket()
-    } else {
-      console.error(
-        'Failed to connect to local RPC WebSocket. Queries may be slower as block times will be fetched from a remote RPC.'
-      )
-    }
-  })
+    })
+  }
 
   let processed = 0
   // Update parent on processed count.