diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/FrameMonitorTree.py b/cuegui/cuegui/FrameMonitorTree.py
index cfda922ec..8cee48214 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/FrameMonitorTree.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/FrameMonitorTree.py
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
 
         cuegui.AbstractTreeWidget.AbstractTreeWidget.__init__(self, parent)
 
+        # Used to build right click context menus
+        self.__menuActions = cuegui.MenuActions.MenuActions(
+            self, self.updateSoon, self.selectedObjects, self.getJob)
         self.__sortByColumnCache = {}
         self.ticksWithoutUpdate = 999
         self.__lastUpdateTime = None
@@ -877,6 +880,8 @@ def __init__(self, widget, filterSelectedLayersCallback):
             self.__menuActions.frames().addAction(self, "xdiff2")
 
         self.__menuActions.frames().addAction(self, "useLocalCores")
+        if bool(int(QtGui.qApp.settings.value("AllowDeeding", 0))):
+            self.__menuActions.frames().addAction(self, "useLocalCores")
 
         # pylint: disable=no-member
         if QtGui.qApp.applicationName() == "CueCommander":
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py b/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
index 7552b2859..641989b98 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ def contextMenuEvent(self, e):
         self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(menu, "view")
         self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(menu, "emailArtist")
         self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(menu, "viewComments")
-        self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(menu, "useLocalCores")
+
+        if bool(int(QtGui.qApp.settings.value("AllowDeeding", 0))):
+            self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(menu, "useLocalCores")
 
         depend_menu = QtWidgets.QMenu("&Dependencies",self)
         self.__menuActions.jobs().addAction(depend_menu, "viewDepends")
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/LayerMonitorTree.py b/cuegui/cuegui/LayerMonitorTree.py
index 5b15450b6..20a98cb5f 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/LayerMonitorTree.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/LayerMonitorTree.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from __future__ import division
 
 from PySide2 import QtCore
+from PySide2 import QtGui
 from PySide2 import QtWidgets
 
 from opencue.exception import EntityNotFoundException
@@ -231,8 +232,9 @@ def contextMenuEvent(self, e):
 
         if len(__selectedObjects) == 1:
             menu.addSeparator()
-            self.__menuActions.layers().addAction(menu, "useLocalCores")
-            if len({layer.data.range for layer in __selectedObjects}) == 1:
+            if bool(int(QtGui.qApp.settings.value("AllowDeeding", 0))):
+                self.__menuActions.layers().addAction(menu, "useLocalCores")
+            if len(set([layer.data.range for layer in __selectedObjects])) == 1:
                 self.__menuActions.layers().addAction(menu, "reorder")
             self.__menuActions.layers().addAction(menu, "stagger")