diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
index ab7fd430..032b1e53 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/app.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type AppConfig = {
   smtpPassword: string;
   fromEmail: string;
   isCloud: boolean;
+  isSelfHosted: boolean;
   paddleVendorId: number;
   paddleVendorAuthCode: string;
   paddlePublicKey: string;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ const appConfig: AppConfig = {
   smtpPassword: process.env.SMTP_PASSWORD,
   fromEmail: process.env.FROM_EMAIL,
   isCloud: process.env.AUTOMATISCH_CLOUD === 'true',
+  isSelfHosted: process.env.AUTOMATISCH_CLOUD !== 'true',
   paddleVendorId: Number(process.env.PADDLE_VENDOR_ID),
   paddleVendorAuthCode: process.env.PADDLE_VENDOR_AUTH_CODE,
   paddlePublicKey: process.env.PADDLE_PUBLIC_KEY,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/webhooks/handler.ts b/packages/backend/src/controllers/webhooks/handler.ts
index 5ac8a160..6ef0414f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/controllers/webhooks/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/webhooks/handler.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@ import Flow from '../../models/flow';
 import { processTrigger } from '../../services/trigger';
 import actionQueue from '../../queues/action';
 import globalVariable from '../../helpers/global-variable';
-import { REMOVE_AFTER_30_DAYS_OR_150_JOBS, REMOVE_AFTER_7_DAYS_OR_50_JOBS } from '../../helpers/remove-job-configuration';
+import QuotaExceededError from '../../errors/quote-exceeded';
+import {
+  REMOVE_AFTER_30_DAYS_OR_150_JOBS,
+  REMOVE_AFTER_7_DAYS_OR_50_JOBS,
+} from '../../helpers/remove-job-configuration';
 
 export default async (request: IRequest, response: Response) => {
   const flow = await Flow.query()
     .findById(request.params.flowId)
     .throwIfNotFound();
 
-  const testRun = !flow.active;
+  const user = await flow.$relatedQuery('user');
 
-  if (!testRun) {
-    await flow.throwIfQuotaExceeded();
+  const testRun = !flow.active;
+  const quotaExceeded = !testRun && !(await user.isAllowedToRunFlows());
+
+  if (quotaExceeded) {
+    throw new QuotaExceededError();
   }
 
   const triggerStep = await flow.getTriggerStep();
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ export default async (request: IRequest, response: Response) => {
       headers: request.headers,
       body: request.body,
       query: request.query,
-    }
+    };
 
     rawInternalId = JSON.stringify(payload);
   }
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ export default async (request: IRequest, response: Response) => {
     flowId: flow.id,
     stepId: triggerStep.id,
     triggerItem,
-    testRun
+    testRun,
   });
 
   if (testRun) {
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ export default async (request: IRequest, response: Response) => {
   const jobOptions = {
     removeOnComplete: REMOVE_AFTER_7_DAYS_OR_50_JOBS,
     removeOnFail: REMOVE_AFTER_30_DAYS_OR_150_JOBS,
-  }
+  };
 
   await actionQueue.add(jobName, jobPayload, jobOptions);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/flow.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/flow.ts
index f9e1b191..2c8a06b3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/flow.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/flow.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { ValidationError } from 'objection';
-import type { ModelOptions, QueryContext, StaticHookArguments } from 'objection';
-import appConfig from '../config/app';
+import type {
+  ModelOptions,
+  QueryContext,
+  StaticHookArguments,
+} from 'objection';
 import ExtendedQueryBuilder from './query-builder';
 import Base from './base';
 import Step from './step';
 import User from './user';
 import Execution from './execution';
 import Telemetry from '../helpers/telemetry';
-import QuotaExceededError from '../errors/quote-exceeded';
 
 class Flow extends Base {
   id!: string;
@@ -155,36 +157,7 @@ class Flow extends Base {
 
   async isPaused() {
     const user = await this.$relatedQuery('user');
-    const currentUsageData = await user.$relatedQuery('currentUsageData');
-
-    return await currentUsageData.checkIfLimitExceeded();
-  }
-
-  async checkIfQuotaExceeded() {
-    if (!appConfig.isCloud) return;
-
-    const user = await this.$relatedQuery('user');
-    const usageData = await user.$relatedQuery('currentUsageData');
-
-    const hasExceeded = await usageData.checkIfLimitExceeded();
-
-    if (hasExceeded) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  async throwIfQuotaExceeded() {
-    if (!appConfig.isCloud) return;
-
-    const hasExceeded = await this.checkIfQuotaExceeded();
-
-    if (hasExceeded) {
-      throw new QuotaExceededError();
-    }
-
-    return this;
+    return await user.isAllowedToRunFlows();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/usage-data.ee.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/usage-data.ee.ts
index 6ad13093..6cae3e56 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/usage-data.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/usage-data.ee.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { raw } from 'objection';
 import Base from './base';
 import User from './user';
 import Subscription from './subscription.ee';
-import { getPlanById } from '../helpers/billing/plans.ee';
 
 class UsageData extends Base {
   id!: string;
@@ -47,28 +46,6 @@ class UsageData extends Base {
     },
   });
 
-  async checkIfLimitExceeded() {
-    const user = await this.$relatedQuery('user');
-
-    if (await user.inTrial()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const subscription = await this.$relatedQuery('subscription');
-
-    if (!subscription) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    if (!subscription.isActive) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    const plan = subscription.plan;
-
-    return this.consumedTaskCount >= plan.quota;
-  }
-
   async increaseConsumedTaskCountByOne() {
     return await this.$query().patch({
       consumedTaskCount: raw('consumed_task_count + 1'),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/user.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/user.ts
index daba8d74..2e17203e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/user.ts
@@ -165,18 +165,24 @@ class User extends Base {
     this.trialExpiryDate = DateTime.now().plus({ days: 30 }).toISODate();
   }
 
-  async hasActiveSubscription() {
-    if (!appConfig.isCloud) {
-      return false;
+  async isAllowedToRunFlows() {
+    if (appConfig.isSelfHosted) {
+      return true;
     }
 
-    const subscription = await this.$relatedQuery('currentSubscription');
+    if (await this.inTrial()) {
+      return true;
+    }
 
-    return subscription?.isActive;
+    if ((await this.hasActiveSubscription()) && (await this.withinLimits())) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
   }
 
   async inTrial() {
-    if (!appConfig.isCloud) {
+    if (appConfig.isSelfHosted) {
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -196,6 +202,24 @@ class User extends Base {
     return now < expiryDate;
   }
 
+  async hasActiveSubscription() {
+    if (!appConfig.isCloud) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const subscription = await this.$relatedQuery('currentSubscription');
+
+    return subscription?.isActive;
+  }
+
+  async withinLimits() {
+    const currentSubscription = await this.$relatedQuery('currentSubscription');
+    const plan = currentSubscription.plan;
+    const currentUsageData = await this.$relatedQuery('currentUsageData');
+
+    return currentUsageData.consumedTaskCount >= plan.quota;
+  }
+
   async $beforeInsert(queryContext: QueryContext) {
     await super.$beforeInsert(queryContext);
     await this.generateHash();
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/flow.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/flow.ts
index 884be7d8..49ced1f8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/flow.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/flow.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ export const worker = new Worker(
     const { flowId } = job.data;
 
     const flow = await Flow.query().findById(flowId).throwIfNotFound();
+    const user = await flow.$relatedQuery('user');
+    const allowedToRunFlows = await user.isAllowedToRunFlows();
 
-    const quotaExceeded = await flow.checkIfQuotaExceeded();
-
-    if (quotaExceeded) {
+    if (!allowedToRunFlows) {
       return;
     }