diff --git a/ghost/job-manager/lib/assemble-bree-job.js b/ghost/job-manager/lib/assemble-bree-job.js
index 85c4c2d303..0df9ec02d0 100644
--- a/ghost/job-manager/lib/assemble-bree-job.js
+++ b/ghost/job-manager/lib/assemble-bree-job.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ const assemble = (when, job, data, name) => {
     const breeJob = {
         name: name,
         // NOTE: both function and path syntaxes work with 'path' parameter
-        path: job,
-        outputWorkerMetadata: true
+        path: job
     };
 
     if (data) {
diff --git a/ghost/job-manager/lib/job-manager.js b/ghost/job-manager/lib/job-manager.js
index e93efb95fa..647377e307 100644
--- a/ghost/job-manager/lib/job-manager.js
+++ b/ghost/job-manager/lib/job-manager.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class JobManager {
         this.bree = new Bree({
             root: false, // set this to `false` to prevent requiring a root directory of jobs
             hasSeconds: true, // precission is needed to avoid task ovelaps after immidiate execution
+            outputWorkerMetadata: true,
             logger: logging
         });