diff --git a/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/__init__.py b/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/__init__.py
index f29cbf98ec5..05b9e946b6b 100644
--- a/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/__init__.py
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ async def _main() -> None:
     start_time = datetime.now()
     print("Executing notebooks:")
     results = await asyncio.gather(*(execute_notebook(job) for job in jobs))
-    print("Checking for trailing jobs...")
-    results.append(cancel_trailing_jobs(start_time))
+
+    if not args.ignore_trailing_jobs:
+        print("Checking for trailing jobs...")
+        results.append(cancel_trailing_jobs(start_time))
+
     if not all(results):
         sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/config.py b/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/config.py
index a7fb794b0f1..ed5c4620764 100644
--- a/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/config.py
+++ b/scripts/nb-tester/qiskit_docs_notebook_tester/config.py
@@ -253,4 +253,12 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
             "This affects which notebooks are run and how they're patched."
         ),
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ignore-trailing-jobs",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=(
+            "Do not cancel trailing jobs with QiskitRuntimeService. This is "
+            "useful to set if your patch does not use QiskitRuntimeService"
+        ),
+    )
     return parser