diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
index 45d249ed..4bcac23f 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.bulk.insert.Bulk
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.bulk.insert.BulkInsertTransformStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.ExtractViaQueryStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.scheduler.QScheduleManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ListingHash;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
@@ -159,6 +160,18 @@ public class QInstanceEnricher
       }
 
       enrichJoins();
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // if the instance DOES have 1 or more scheduler, but no schedulable types, //
+      // then go ahead and add the default set that qqq knows about               //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      if(CollectionUtils.nullSafeHasContents(qInstance.getSchedulers()))
+      {
+         if(CollectionUtils.nullSafeIsEmpty(qInstance.getSchedulableTypes()))
+         {
+            QScheduleManager.defineDefaultSchedulableTypesInInstance(qInstance);
+         }
+      }
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/scheduler/QScheduleManager.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/scheduler/QScheduleManager.java
index 747c366b..1d8991b1 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/scheduler/QScheduleManager.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/scheduler/QScheduleManager.java
@@ -102,15 +102,6 @@ public class QScheduleManager
       {
          qScheduleManager = new QScheduleManager(qInstance, systemUserSessionSupplier);
 
-         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         // if the instance doesn't have any schedulable types defined, //
-         // then go ahead and add the default set that qqq knows about  //
-         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         if(CollectionUtils.nullSafeIsEmpty(qInstance.getSchedulableTypes()))
-         {
-            defineDefaultSchedulableTypesInInstance(qInstance);
-         }
-
          /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // initialize the scheduler(s) we're configured to use                                                                     //
          // do this, even if we won't start them - so, for example, a web server can still be aware of schedules in the application //