diff --git a/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
index 6f4cf3fd..ddb0e927 100644
--- a/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/openab/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -129,9 +129,17 @@ data:
     bot_username = {{ ($cfg.gateway).botUsername | toJson }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if or ($cfg.cronjobs) (($cfg.cron).usercronEnabled) (($cfg.cron).usercronPath) }}
+
+    [cron]
+    usercron_enabled = {{ (($cfg.cron).usercronEnabled) | default false }}
+    {{- if (($cfg.cron).usercronPath) }}
+    usercron_path = {{ ($cfg.cron).usercronPath | toJson }}
+    {{- end }}
     {{- range ($cfg.cronjobs) }}
 
-    [[cronjobs]]
+    [[cron.jobs]]
+    enabled = {{ .enabled | default true }}
     schedule = {{ .schedule | toJson }}
     channel = {{ .channel | toJson }}
     message = {{ .message | toJson }}
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ data:
     thread_id = {{ .threadId | toJson }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- if $cfg.agentsMd }}
   AGENTS.md: |
     {{- $cfg.agentsMd | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/openab/values.yaml b/charts/openab/values.yaml
index 5aec9179..d5bfd0af 100644
--- a/charts/openab/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/openab/values.yaml
@@ -182,10 +182,14 @@ agents:
     #     - schedule: "0 9 * * 1-5"
     #       channel: "123456789"
     #       message: "summarize yesterday's merged PRs"
+    #       enabled: true          # set to false to disable this job without removing it
     #       platform: "discord"
     #       senderName: "DailyOps"
     #       timezone: "Asia/Taipei"
     #       threadId: ""
+    cron:
+      usercronEnabled: false
+      usercronPath: ""
     cronjobs: []
     persistence:
       enabled: true