diff --git a/cmd/flamenco-manager/main.go b/cmd/flamenco-manager/main.go
index f9cd12a5..95f46842 100644
--- a/cmd/flamenco-manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/flamenco-manager/main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/internal/manager/task_state_machine"
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/internal/manager/timeout_checker"
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/internal/own_url"
+	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/internal/race"
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/internal/upnp_ssdp"
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/pkg/api"
 	"projects.blender.org/studio/flamenco/pkg/shaman"
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ func main() {
 		Str("arch", runtime.GOARCH).
 		Msgf("starting %v", appinfo.ApplicationName)
 
+	if race.Enabled {
+		log.Warn().Msg("Race condition checker is enabled, expect non-standard performance")
+	}
+
 	parseCliArgs()
 	if cliArgs.version {
 		return
diff --git a/internal/race/disabled.go b/internal/race/disabled.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b2ca7d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/race/disabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build race
+
+package race
+
+const Enabled = true
diff --git a/internal/race/enabled.go b/internal/race/enabled.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55cbed61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/race/enabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !race
+
+package race
+
+const Enabled = false