diff --git a/internal/config/config_load.go b/internal/config/config_load.go
index a844e1aeaf..83d945d4dd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_load.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_load.go
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ func (c *Config) applyEnvOverrides() {
 	envStr("GOCLAW_SLACK_APP_TOKEN", &c.Channels.Slack.AppToken)
 	envStr("GOCLAW_SLACK_USER_TOKEN", &c.Channels.Slack.UserToken)
 
+	// Cron
+	envStr("GOCLAW_CRON_JOB_TIMEOUT", &c.Cron.JobTimeout)
+
 	// TTS secrets
 	envStr("GOCLAW_TTS_OPENAI_API_KEY", &c.Tts.OpenAI.APIKey)
 	envStr("GOCLAW_TTS_ELEVENLABS_API_KEY", &c.Tts.ElevenLabs.APIKey)