diff --git a/src/cron/service/jobs.ts b/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
index fe3bbe73f..71a11af7b 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/jobs.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function findJobOrThrow(state: CronServiceState, id: string) {
 }
 
 export function computeJobNextRunAtMs(job: CronJob, nowMs: number): number | undefined {
-  if (job.enabled === false) {
+  if (!job.enabled) {
     return undefined;
   }
   if (job.schedule.kind === "every") {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function normalizeJobTickState(params: { state: CronServiceState; job: CronJob;
     changed = true;
   }
 
-  if (job.enabled === false) {
+  if (!job.enabled) {
     if (job.state.nextRunAtMs !== undefined) {
       job.state.nextRunAtMs = undefined;
       changed = true;
@@ -220,9 +220,7 @@ export function recomputeNextRunsForMaintenance(state: CronServiceState): boolea
 
 export function nextWakeAtMs(state: CronServiceState) {
   const jobs = state.store?.jobs ?? [];
-  const enabled = jobs.filter(
-    (j) => j.enabled !== false && typeof j.state.nextRunAtMs === "number",
-  );
+  const enabled = jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled && typeof j.state.nextRunAtMs === "number");
   if (enabled.length === 0) {
     return undefined;
   }
@@ -482,11 +480,7 @@ export function isJobDue(job: CronJob, nowMs: number, opts: { forced: boolean })
   if (opts.forced) {
     return true;
   }
-  return (
-    job.enabled !== false &&
-    typeof job.state.nextRunAtMs === "number" &&
-    nowMs >= job.state.nextRunAtMs
-  );
+  return job.enabled && typeof job.state.nextRunAtMs === "number" && nowMs >= job.state.nextRunAtMs;
 }
 
 export function resolveJobPayloadTextForMain(job: CronJob): string | undefined {
diff --git a/src/cron/service/ops.ts b/src/cron/service/ops.ts
index 71ef969d5..1df1dfc95 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/ops.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/ops.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export async function list(state: CronServiceState, opts?: { includeDisabled?: b
       }
     }
     const includeDisabled = opts?.includeDisabled === true;
-    const jobs = (state.store?.jobs ?? []).filter((j) => includeDisabled || j.enabled !== false);
+    const jobs = (state.store?.jobs ?? []).filter((j) => includeDisabled || j.enabled);
     return jobs.toSorted((a, b) => (a.state.nextRunAtMs ?? 0) - (b.state.nextRunAtMs ?? 0));
   });
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export async function update(state: CronServiceState, id: string, patch: CronJob
 
     job.updatedAtMs = now;
     if (scheduleChanged || enabledChanged) {
-      if (job.enabled !== false) {
+      if (job.enabled) {
         job.state.nextRunAtMs = computeJobNextRunAtMs(job, now);
       } else {
         job.state.nextRunAtMs = undefined;
diff --git a/src/cron/service/timer.ts b/src/cron/service/timer.ts
index 4b03a3aff..3c18a5e03 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/timer.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/timer.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function applyJobResult(
           "cron: disabling one-shot job after error",
         );
       }
-    } else if (result.status === "error" && job.enabled !== false) {
+    } else if (result.status === "error" && job.enabled) {
       // Apply exponential backoff for errored jobs to prevent retry storms.
       const backoff = errorBackoffMs(job.state.consecutiveErrors ?? 1);
       const normalNext = computeJobNextRunAtMs(job, result.endedAt);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function applyJobResult(
         },
         "cron: applying error backoff",
       );
-    } else if (job.enabled !== false) {
+    } else if (job.enabled) {
       job.state.nextRunAtMs = computeJobNextRunAtMs(job, result.endedAt);
     } else {
       job.state.nextRunAtMs = undefined;
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ export function armTimer(state: CronServiceState) {
   const nextAt = nextWakeAtMs(state);
   if (!nextAt) {
     const jobCount = state.store?.jobs.length ?? 0;
-    const enabledCount = state.store?.jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled !== false).length ?? 0;
+    const enabledCount = state.store?.jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled).length ?? 0;
     const withNextRun =
-      state.store?.jobs.filter(
-        (j) => j.enabled !== false && typeof j.state.nextRunAtMs === "number",
-      ).length ?? 0;
+      state.store?.jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled && typeof j.state.nextRunAtMs === "number")
+        .length ?? 0;
     state.deps.log.debug(
       { jobCount, enabledCount, withNextRun },
       "cron: armTimer skipped - no jobs with nextRunAtMs",
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ function findDueJobs(state: CronServiceState): CronJob[] {
     if (!j.state) {
       j.state = {};
     }
-    if (j.enabled === false) {
+    if (!j.enabled) {
       return false;
     }
     if (typeof j.state.runningAtMs === "number") {
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ export async function runMissedJobs(
     if (!j.state) {
       j.state = {};
     }
-    if (j.enabled === false) {
+    if (!j.enabled) {
       return false;
     }
     if (skipJobIds?.has(j.id)) {
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ export async function runDueJobs(state: CronServiceState) {
     if (!j.state) {
       j.state = {};
     }
-    if (j.enabled === false) {
+    if (!j.enabled) {
       return false;
     }
     if (typeof j.state.runningAtMs === "number") {