diff --git a/controllers/cron_rollout_helpers.go b/api/v1beta1/cron_rollout_helpers.go
similarity index 83%
rename from controllers/cron_rollout_helpers.go
rename to api/v1beta1/cron_rollout_helpers.go
index 09a3f4db6..4d56c2cd5 100644
--- a/controllers/cron_rollout_helpers.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/cron_rollout_helpers.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
 // Copyright 2025 Datadog, Inc.
 
-package controllers
+package v1beta1
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
-	chaosv1beta1 "github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/api/v1beta1"
 	cLog "github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/log"
+
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DisruptionCronNameLabel    = chaosv1beta1.GroupName + "/disruption-cron-name"
-	DisruptionRolloutNameLabel = chaosv1beta1.GroupName + "/disruption-rollout-name"
+	DisruptionCronNameLabel    = GroupName + "/disruption-cron-name"
+	DisruptionRolloutNameLabel = GroupName + "/disruption-rollout-name"
 )
 
 // GetChildDisruptions retrieves disruptions associated with a resource by its label.
 // Most of the time, this will return an empty list as disruptions are typically short-lived objects.
-func GetChildDisruptions(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, log *zap.SugaredLogger, namespace, labelKey, labelVal string) (*chaosv1beta1.DisruptionList, error) {
-	disruptions := &chaosv1beta1.DisruptionList{}
+func GetChildDisruptions(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, log *zap.SugaredLogger, namespace, labelKey, labelVal string) (*DisruptionList, error) {
+	disruptions := &DisruptionList{}
 	labelSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{labelKey: labelVal})
 
 	if err := cl.List(ctx, disruptions, client.InNamespace(namespace), &client.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labelSelector}); err != nil {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func GetChildDisruptions(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, log *zap.Sugared
 
 // GetTargetResource retrieves the specified target resource (Deployment or StatefulSet).
 // It returns the target resource object and any error encountered during retrieval.
-func GetTargetResource(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *chaosv1beta1.TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (client.Object, error) {
+func GetTargetResource(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (client.Object, error) {
 	var targetObj client.Object
 
 	switch targetResource.Kind {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func GetTargetResource(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *ch
 
 // CheckTargetResourceExists determines if the target resource exists.
 // Returns a boolean indicating presence and an error if one occurs.
-func CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *chaosv1beta1.TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (bool, error) {
+func CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (bool, error) {
 	_, err := GetTargetResource(ctx, cl, targetResource, namespace)
 
 	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetReso
 
 // GetSelectors retrieves the labels of the specified target resource (Deployment or StatefulSet).
 // Returns a set of labels to be used as Disruption selectors and an error if retrieval fails.
-func GetSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *chaosv1beta1.TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (labels *metav1.LabelSelector, err error) {
+func GetSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) (labels *metav1.LabelSelector, err error) {
 	targetObj, err := GetTargetResource(ctx, cl, targetResource, namespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ func GetSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, targetResource *chaosv1
 
 // createBaseDisruption generates a basic Disruption object using the provided owner and disruptionSpec.
 // The returned Disruption object has its basic details set, but it's not saved or stored anywhere yet.
-func createBaseDisruption(owner metav1.Object, disruptionSpec *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionSpec) *chaosv1beta1.Disruption {
+func createBaseDisruption(owner metav1.Object, disruptionSpec *DisruptionSpec) *Disruption {
 	name := generateDisruptionName(owner)
 
-	return &chaosv1beta1.Disruption{
+	return &Disruption{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        name,
 			Namespace:   owner.GetNamespace(),
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func createBaseDisruption(owner metav1.Object, disruptionSpec *chaosv1beta1.Disr
 // setDisruptionAnnotations updates the annotations of a given Disruption object with those of its owner.
 // It sets a scheduled time annotation using the provided scheduledTime.
 // It parses the UserInfo annotation if it exists and sets user-related annotations.
-func setDisruptionAnnotations(disruption *chaosv1beta1.Disruption, owner metav1.Object, scheduledTime time.Time) error {
+func setDisruptionAnnotations(disruption *Disruption, owner metav1.Object, scheduledTime time.Time) error {
 	disruption.CopyOwnerAnnotations(owner)
 
 	disruption.SetScheduledAtAnnotation(scheduledTime)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func setDisruptionAnnotations(disruption *chaosv1beta1.Disruption, owner metav1.
 
 // overwriteDisruptionSelectors updates the selectors of a given Disruption object based on the provided targetResource.
 // Returns an error if fetching selectors from the target resource fails.
-func overwriteDisruptionSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, disruption *chaosv1beta1.Disruption, targetResource *chaosv1beta1.TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) error {
+func overwriteDisruptionSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, disruption *Disruption, targetResource *TargetResourceSpec, namespace string) error {
 	// Get selectors from target resource
 	selectors, err := GetSelectors(ctx, cl, targetResource, namespace)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func overwriteDisruptionSelectors(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, disrupt
 // CreateDisruptionFromTemplate constructs a Disruption object based on the provided owner, disruptionSpec, and targetResource.
 // The function sets annotations, overwrites selectors, and associates the Disruption with its owner.
 // It returns the constructed Disruption or an error if any step fails.
-func CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, owner metav1.Object, targetResource *chaosv1beta1.TargetResourceSpec, disruptionSpec *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionSpec, scheduledTime time.Time, log *zap.SugaredLogger) (*chaosv1beta1.Disruption, error) {
+func CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, owner metav1.Object, targetResource *TargetResourceSpec, disruptionSpec *DisruptionSpec, scheduledTime time.Time, log *zap.SugaredLogger) (*Disruption, error) {
 	disruption := createBaseDisruption(owner, disruptionSpec)
 
 	ownerNameLabel := getOwnerNameLabel(owner)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, scheme
 }
 
 // getScheduledTimeForDisruption returns the scheduled time for a particular disruption.
-func getScheduledTimeForDisruption(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruption *chaosv1beta1.Disruption) time.Time {
+func getScheduledTimeForDisruption(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruption *Disruption) time.Time {
 	parsedTime, err := disruption.GetScheduledAtAnnotation()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorw("unable to parse schedule time for child disruption", "err", err, cLog.DisruptionNameKey, disruption.Name)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func getScheduledTimeForDisruption(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruption *chaosv1be
 }
 
 // GetMostRecentScheduleTime returns the most recent scheduled time from a list of disruptions.
-func GetMostRecentScheduleTime(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruptions *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionList) time.Time {
+func GetMostRecentScheduleTime(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruptions *DisruptionList) time.Time {
 	length := len(disruptions.Items)
 	if length == 0 {
 		return time.Time{}
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ func GetMostRecentScheduleTime(log *zap.SugaredLogger, disruptions *chaosv1beta1
 // It returns a formatted string name.
 func generateDisruptionName(owner metav1.Object) string {
 	switch typedOwner := owner.(type) {
-	case *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionCron:
+	case *DisruptionCron:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("disruption-cron-%s", typedOwner.GetName())
-	case *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionRollout:
+	case *DisruptionRollout:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("disruption-rollout-%s", typedOwner.GetName())
 	}
 
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ func generateDisruptionName(owner metav1.Object) string {
 // It returns the label string.
 func getOwnerNameLabel(owner metav1.Object) string {
 	switch owner.(type) {
-	case *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionCron:
+	case *DisruptionCron:
 		return DisruptionCronNameLabel
-	case *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionRollout:
+	case *DisruptionRollout:
 		return DisruptionRolloutNameLabel
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/disruption_cron_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/disruption_cron_webhook.go
index 0ef40c081..4037ae6db 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/disruption_cron_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/disruption_cron_webhook.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var (
 	disruptionCronPermittedUserGroups      map[string]struct{}
 	disruptionCronPermittedUserGroupString string
 	disruptionCronMetricsSink              metrics.Sink
+	requireDisruptionCronTarget            bool
 	defaultCronDelayedStartTolerance       time.Duration
 	minimumCronFrequency                   time.Duration
 )
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func (d *DisruptionCron) SetupWebhookWithManager(setupWebhookConfig utils.SetupW
 	defaultCronDelayedStartTolerance = setupWebhookConfig.DefaultCronDelayedStartTolerance
 	minimumCronFrequency = setupWebhookConfig.MinimumCronFrequency
 	defaultDuration = setupWebhookConfig.DefaultDurationFlag
+	requireDisruptionCronTarget = setupWebhookConfig.RequireDisruptionCronTarget
 
 	return ctrl.NewWebhookManagedBy(setupWebhookConfig.Manager).
 		For(d).
@@ -122,6 +125,24 @@ func (d *DisruptionCron) ValidateCreate() (_ admission.Warnings, err error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if requireDisruptionCronTarget {
+		var exists bool
+
+		// CheckTargetResourceExists doesn't return apierrors.NotFound. Which means if there is an error,
+		// we could not determine if the target existed, and should allow the Create.
+		if exists, err = CheckTargetResourceExists(context.Background(), k8sClient, &d.Spec.TargetResource, d.Namespace); err != nil {
+			log.Errorw("error checking if target resource exists", "error", err)
+		} else if !exists {
+			log.Warnw("rejecting disruption cron because target does not exist",
+				"targetName", d.Spec.TargetResource.Name,
+				"targetKind", d.Spec.TargetResource.Kind,
+				"error", err)
+
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("rejecting disruption cron because target %s %s/%s does not exist",
+				d.Spec.TargetResource.Kind, d.Namespace, d.Spec.TargetResource.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if mErr := metricsSink.MetricValidationCreated(metricTags); mErr != nil {
 		log.Errorw("error sending a metric", "error", mErr)
 	}
diff --git a/chart/templates/configmap.yaml b/chart/templates/configmap.yaml
index 33d9384a3..93855ae65 100644
--- a/chart/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ data:
         allowNodeLevel: {{ .Values.controller.safeMode.allowNodeLevel }}
         allowNodeFailure: {{ .Values.controller.safeMode.allowNodeFailure }}
       disruptionCronEnabled: {{ .Values.controller.disruptionCronEnabled }}
+      requireDisruptionCronTarget: {{ .Values.controller.requireDisruptionCronTarget | default false }}
       disruptionRolloutEnabled: {{ .Values.controller.disruptionRolloutEnabled }}
       disruptionDeletionTimeout: {{ .Values.controller.disruptionDeletionTimeout }}
       disabledDisruptions:
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index cf662d2ca..1f5af26f7 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ controller:
     memory: 300Mi
     ephemeralStorage: 1Gi
   disruptionCronEnabled: true
+  requireDisruptionCronTarget: false # If set to true, disruption crons will be rejected on create if we cannot find their target
   disruptionRolloutEnabled: false
   disruptionDeletionTimeout: 15m # The duration after which a disruption will be marked as "stuck on removal" if its removal process exceeds this duration.
   aggregateToClusterRole: false # If this is true two aggregated cluster roles are created for viewing and editing (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/rbac/#aggregated-clusterroles)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index db7a57c0e..2253d4d63 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	cloudtypes "github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/cloudservice/types"
+	"github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/eventnotifier"
+
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff"
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -20,9 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
-
-	cloudtypes "github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/cloudservice/types"
-	"github.com/DataDog/chaos-controller/eventnotifier"
 )
 
 type config struct {
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type controllerConfig struct {
 	ProfilerSink                     string                          `json:"profilerSink" yaml:"profilerSink"`
 	TracerSink                       string                          `json:"tracerSink" yaml:"tracerSink"`
 	DisruptionCronEnabled            bool                            `json:"disruptionCronEnabled" yaml:"disruptionCronEnabled"`
+	RequireDisruptionCronTarget      bool                            `json:"requireDisruptionCronTarget" yaml:"requireDisruptionCronTarget"`
 	DisruptionRolloutEnabled         bool                            `json:"disruptionRolloutEnabled" yaml:"disruptionRolloutEnabled"`
 	DisruptionDeletionTimeout        time.Duration                   `json:"disruptionDeletionTimeout" yaml:"disruptionDeletionTimeout"`
 	FinalizerDeletionDelay           time.Duration                   `json:"finalizerDeletionDelay" yaml:"finalizerDeletionDelay"`
@@ -552,6 +553,12 @@ func New(client corev1client.ConfigMapInterface, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, osAr
 		return cfg, err
 	}
 
+	mainFS.BoolVar(&cfg.Controller.RequireDisruptionCronTarget, "require-disruption-cron-target", false, "Reject disruption crons on create if their target cannot be found")
+
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag("controller.requireDisruptionCronTarget", mainFS.Lookup("require-disruption-cron-target")); err != nil {
+		return cfg, err
+	}
+
 	mainFS.BoolVar(&cfg.Controller.DisruptionRolloutEnabled, "disruption-rollout-enabled", false, "Enable the DisruptionRollout CRD and its controller")
 
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("controller.disruptionRolloutEnabled", mainFS.Lookup("disruption-rollout-enabled")); err != nil {
diff --git a/controllers/disruption_cron_controller.go b/controllers/disruption_cron_controller.go
index 300a1c161..c5c0150df 100644
--- a/controllers/disruption_cron_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/disruption_cron_controller.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
-	disruptions, err := GetChildDisruptions(ctx, r.Client, r.log, instance.Namespace, DisruptionCronNameLabel, instance.Name)
+	disruptions, err := chaosv1beta1.GetChildDisruptions(ctx, r.Client, r.log, instance.Namespace, chaosv1beta1.DisruptionCronNameLabel, instance.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 	r.log.Infow("processing current run", "currentRun", missedRun.Format(time.UnixDate))
 
 	// Create disruption for current run
-	disruption, err := CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, instance, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, &instance.Spec.DisruptionTemplate, missedRun, r.log)
+	disruption, err := chaosv1beta1.CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, instance, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, &instance.Spec.DisruptionTemplate, missedRun, r.log)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		r.log.Warnw("unable to construct disruption from template", "err", err)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 // updateLastScheduleTime updates the LastScheduleTime in the status of a DisruptionCron instance
 // based on the most recent schedule time among the given disruptions.
 func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) updateLastScheduleTime(ctx context.Context, instance *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionCron, disruptions *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionList) error {
-	mostRecentScheduleTime := GetMostRecentScheduleTime(r.log, disruptions) // find the last run so we can update the status
+	mostRecentScheduleTime := chaosv1beta1.GetMostRecentScheduleTime(r.log, disruptions) // find the last run so we can update the status
 	if !mostRecentScheduleTime.IsZero() {
 		instance.Status.LastScheduleTime = &metav1.Time{Time: mostRecentScheduleTime}
 		return r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, instance)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) updateLastScheduleTime(ctx context.Context, i
 // - error: Represents any error that occurred during the execution of the function.
 func (r *DisruptionCronReconciler) updateTargetResourcePreviouslyMissing(ctx context.Context, instance *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionCron) (bool, bool, error) {
 	disruptionCronDeleted := false
-	targetResourceExists, err := CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx, r.Client, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, instance.Namespace)
+	targetResourceExists, err := chaosv1beta1.CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx, r.Client, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, instance.Namespace)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return targetResourceExists, disruptionCronDeleted, err
diff --git a/controllers/disruption_rollout_controller.go b/controllers/disruption_rollout_controller.go
index 39dd30726..9ff13f938 100644
--- a/controllers/disruption_rollout_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/disruption_rollout_controller.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
-	disruptions, err := GetChildDisruptions(ctx, r.Client, r.log, instance.Namespace, DisruptionRolloutNameLabel, instance.Name)
+	disruptions, err := chaosv1beta1.GetChildDisruptions(ctx, r.Client, r.log, instance.Namespace, chaosv1beta1.DisruptionRolloutNameLabel, instance.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 
 	// Create disruption
 	scheduledTime := time.Now()
-	disruption, err := CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, instance, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, &instance.Spec.DisruptionTemplate, scheduledTime, r.log)
+	disruption, err := chaosv1beta1.CreateDisruptionFromTemplate(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, instance, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, &instance.Spec.DisruptionTemplate, scheduledTime, r.log)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		r.log.Warnw("unable to construct disruption from template", "err", err)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Re
 // updateLastScheduleTime updates the LastScheduleTime in the status of a DisruptionRollout instance
 // based on the most recent schedule time among the given disruptions.
 func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) updateLastScheduleTime(ctx context.Context, instance *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionRollout, disruptions *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionList) error {
-	mostRecentScheduleTime := GetMostRecentScheduleTime(r.log, disruptions) // find the last run so we can update the status
+	mostRecentScheduleTime := chaosv1beta1.GetMostRecentScheduleTime(r.log, disruptions) // find the last run so we can update the status
 	if !mostRecentScheduleTime.IsZero() {
 		instance.Status.LastScheduleTime = &metav1.Time{Time: mostRecentScheduleTime}
 		return r.Client.Status().Update(ctx, instance)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) updateLastScheduleTime(ctx context.Context
 // - error: Represents any error that occurred during the execution of the function.
 func (r *DisruptionRolloutReconciler) updateTargetResourcePreviouslyMissing(ctx context.Context, instance *chaosv1beta1.DisruptionRollout) (bool, bool, error) {
 	disruptionRolloutDeleted := false
-	targetResourceExists, err := CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx, r.Client, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, instance.Namespace)
+	targetResourceExists, err := chaosv1beta1.CheckTargetResourceExists(ctx, r.Client, &instance.Spec.TargetResource, instance.Namespace)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return targetResourceExists, disruptionRolloutDeleted, err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3553afe72..0a72a3516 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ func main() {
 			DefaultCronDelayedStartTolerance: cfg.Controller.DefaultCronDelayedStartTolerance,
 			MinimumCronFrequency:             cfg.Controller.MinimumCronFrequency,
 			DefaultDurationFlag:              cfg.Controller.DefaultDuration,
+			RequireDisruptionCronTarget:      cfg.Controller.RequireDisruptionCronTarget,
 			MetricsSink:                      disruptionCronMetricsSink,
 		}
 
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 635963ee0..078dad0a2 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type SetupWebhookWithManagerConfig struct {
 	EnableSafemodeFlag               bool
 	AllowNodeLevel                   bool
 	AllowNodeFailure                 bool
+	RequireDisruptionCronTarget      bool
 	DisabledDisruptions              []string
 	DeleteOnlyFlag                   bool
 	HandlerEnabledFlag               bool