diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9d7f3e7..d2f067b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ services:
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 512M # Limit the memory for the cron job to 512 MB. This is a good practice to avoid memory leaks.
+    environment:
+      CRON_ENABLED: "true"
 
   # Redis is optional, but it works really well for caching. If removed, please update x-wordpress-configuration-env
   cache: