diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
index 02ebdf5df9..2fa8cd6bc1 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/runners.config.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ export type TaskRunnerMode = 'internal' | 'external';
 @Config
 export class TaskRunnersConfig {
 	@Env('N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED')
-	enabled: boolean = false;
+	enabled: boolean = true;
 
-	// Defaults to true for now
 	@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 d9499d7849..7c891f73d5 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: false,
+			enabled: true,
 			mode: 'internal',
 			path: '/runners',
 			authToken: '',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-runner-process.ts b/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-runner-process.ts
index a657a35e5b..c2e769e6ec 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-runner-process.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-runner-process.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class TaskRunnerProcess extends TypedEmitter<TaskRunnerProcessEventMap> {
 
 	private readonly passthroughEnvVars = [
 		'PATH',
+		'HOME', // So home directory can be resolved correctly
 		'GENERIC_TIMEZONE',
 		'NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN',
 		'NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL',