diff --git a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/dao/EnvDAO.java b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/dao/EnvDAO.java
index 1e03de1c47..68083d5d72 100644
--- a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/dao/EnvDAO.java
+++ b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/dao/EnvDAO.java
@@ -319,6 +319,22 @@ private void updateEdgeStatus(String user, List<EnvResource> hostList) {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If NoteBook is started within scheduler interface, the edge node should be RUNNING
+     * @param user
+     * @return true or false
+     */
+    public Boolean isEdgeNodeRunning(String user) {
+        LOGGER.trace("Verify if the edge node is stopped for user {}", user);
+        boolean isNodeRunning = true;
+        Optional<Document> edgeNode = getEdgeNode(user);
+        if (edgeNode.isPresent()) {
+            String edgeStatus = edgeNode.get().getString(EDGE_STATUS);
+            isNodeRunning =edgeStatus.equals(RUNNING.toString());
+        }
+        return isNodeRunning;
+    }
+
     private void updateEdgeStatus(String user, Document edge, String instanceId, EnvResource r) {
         final String oldStatus = edge.getString(EDGE_STATUS);
         LOGGER.trace("Update EDGE status for user {} with instance_id {} from {} to {}",
diff --git a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ExploratoryServiceImpl.java b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ExploratoryServiceImpl.java
index 60d4c84e43..ff6c66023b 100644
--- a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ExploratoryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ExploratoryServiceImpl.java
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
 import com.epam.datalab.auth.UserInfo;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.annotation.*;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.conf.SelfServiceApplicationConfiguration;
-import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.ComputationalDAO;
-import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.ExploratoryDAO;
-import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.GitCredsDAO;
-import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.ImageExploratoryDAO;
+import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.*;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.domain.*;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.resources.dto.ExploratoryCreatePopUp;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.service.*;
diff --git a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImpl.java b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImpl.java
index 546a0444a4..277983743d 100644
--- a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImpl.java
@@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ private void startExploratory(SchedulerJobData schedulerJobData) {
         final String user = schedulerJobData.getUser();
         final String exploratoryName = schedulerJobData.getExploratoryName();
         final String project = schedulerJobData.getProject();
-        log.debug("Starting exploratory {} for user {} by scheduler", exploratoryName, user);
+        log.info("Trying to start the exploratory {} for user {} by scheduler", exploratoryName, user);
+        if (!envDAO.isEdgeNodeRunning(user)) {
+            log.warn("The edge node of {} is not started for user {}", exploratoryName, user);
+            return;
+        }
         exploratoryService.start(securityService.getServiceAccountInfo(user), exploratoryName, project, String.format(AUDIT_MESSAGE, exploratoryName));
         if (schedulerJobData.getJobDTO().isSyncStartRequired()) {
             log.trace("Starting computational for exploratory {} for user {} by scheduler", exploratoryName, user);
diff --git a/services/self-service/src/test/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImplTest.java b/services/self-service/src/test/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImplTest.java
index 98fa7501d0..e3c69008b2 100644
--- a/services/self-service/src/test/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/services/self-service/src/test/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/SchedulerJobServiceImplTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import com.epam.datalab.auth.UserInfo;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.ComputationalDAO;
+import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.EnvDAO;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.ExploratoryDAO;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.dao.SchedulerJobDAO;
 import com.epam.datalab.backendapi.service.ComputationalService;
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ public class SchedulerJobServiceImplTest {
     private ExploratoryService exploratoryService;
     @Mock
     private ComputationalService computationalService;
+    @Mock
+    private EnvDAO envDAO;
 
     @InjectMocks
     private SchedulerJobServiceImpl schedulerJobService;
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ public void testStartExploratoryByScheduler() {
                         LocalTime.now().truncatedTo(ChronoUnit.MINUTES)
                 )));
         when(securityService.getServiceAccountInfo(anyString())).thenReturn(getUserInfo());
-
+        when(envDAO.isEdgeNodeRunning(USER)).thenReturn(true);
         schedulerJobService.startExploratoryByScheduler();
 
         verify(securityService).getServiceAccountInfo(USER);
@@ -732,7 +735,7 @@ public void testStartExploratoryBySchedulerWithSyncComputationalStart() {
         when(computationalDAO.findComputationalResourcesWithStatus(anyString(), anyString(),
                 anyString(), any(UserInstanceStatus.class))).thenReturn(singletonList(getComputationalResource(
                 DataEngineType.SPARK_STANDALONE, true)));
-
+        when(envDAO.isEdgeNodeRunning(USER)).thenReturn(true);
         schedulerJobService.startExploratoryByScheduler();
 
         verify(securityService, times(2)).getServiceAccountInfo(USER);
@@ -759,7 +762,7 @@ public void testStartExploratoryBySchedulerWithSyncComputationalStartDataEngine(
         when(computationalDAO.findComputationalResourcesWithStatus(anyString(), anyString(),
                 anyString(), any(UserInstanceStatus.class))).thenReturn(singletonList(getComputationalResource(
                 DataEngineType.CLOUD_SERVICE, true)));
-
+        when(envDAO.isEdgeNodeRunning(USER)).thenReturn(true);
         schedulerJobService.startExploratoryByScheduler();
 
         verify(securityService).getServiceAccountInfo(USER);
@@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ public void testStartExploratoryBySchedulerWithSyncComputationalStartOnExplorato
         when(computationalDAO.findComputationalResourcesWithStatus(anyString(), anyString(),
                 anyString(), any(UserInstanceStatus.class))).thenReturn(singletonList(getComputationalResource(
                 DataEngineType.SPARK_STANDALONE, false)));
-
+        when(envDAO.isEdgeNodeRunning(USER)).thenReturn(true);
         schedulerJobService.startExploratoryByScheduler();
 
         verify(securityService).getServiceAccountInfo(USER);