diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
index 2fa8cd6bc1ada..7e192b1be6146 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type TaskRunnerMode = 'internal' | 'external';
 @Config
 export class TaskRunnersConfig {
 	@Env('N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED')
-	enabled: boolean = true;
+	enabled: boolean = false;
 
 	@Env('N8N_RUNNERS_MODE')
 	mode: TaskRunnerMode = 'internal';
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
index 7c891f73d5b22..d9499d784952f 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 			},
 		},
 		taskRunners: {
-			enabled: true,
+			enabled: false,
 			mode: 'internal',
 			path: '/runners',
 			authToken: '',