diff --git a/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx b/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
index b67014c56..6b0172df2 100644
--- a/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
+++ b/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
       // add as many cron jobs as you want
     ],
     shouldAutoRun: async (payload) => {
-      // Tell Payload if it should run jobs or not.
+      // Tell Payload if it should run jobs or not. This function is optional and will return true by default.
       // This function will be invoked each time Payload goes to pick up and run jobs.
       // If this function ever returns false, the cron schedule will be stopped.
       return true
diff --git a/packages/next/src/auth/login.ts b/packages/next/src/auth/login.ts
index 5bed900a9..9b5a7cb74 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/auth/login.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/auth/login.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function login({ collection, config, email, password, username }: L
   token?: string
   user: any
 }> {
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config, cron: true })
 
   const authConfig = payload.collections[collection]?.config.auth
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/auth/logout.ts b/packages/next/src/auth/logout.ts
index 192e29358..f1684dd50 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/auth/logout.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/auth/logout.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export async function logout({
   allSessions?: boolean
   config: Promise<SanitizedConfig> | SanitizedConfig
 }) {
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config, cron: true })
   const headers = await nextHeaders()
   const authResult = await payload.auth({ headers })
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/auth/refresh.ts b/packages/next/src/auth/refresh.ts
index 9ece3e97c..05fc5964d 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/auth/refresh.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/auth/refresh.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getExistingAuthToken } from '../utilities/getExistingAuthToken.js'
 import { setPayloadAuthCookie } from '../utilities/setPayloadAuthCookie.js'
 
 export async function refresh({ config }: { config: any }) {
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config, cron: true })
   const headers = await nextHeaders()
   const result = await payload.auth({ headers })
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/initReq.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/initReq.ts
index 62c6cd98d..aa9b29b71 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/initReq.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/initReq.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const initReq = async function ({
 
   const partialResult = await partialReqCache.get(async () => {
     const config = await configPromise
-    const payload = await getPayload({ config, importMap })
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config, cron: true, importMap })
     const languageCode = getRequestLanguage({
       config,
       cookies,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
index 81d06a78b..b1b973d0e 100755
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const bin = async () => {
   }
 
   if (script === 'jobs:run') {
-    const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config }) // Do not setup crons here - this bin script can set up its own crons
     const limit = args.limit ? parseInt(args.limit, 10) : undefined
     const queue = args.queue ? args.queue : undefined
     const allQueues = !!args.allQueues
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
index ee1b3bc25..fdd2e460f 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ export type InitOptions = {
    * and the backend functionality
    */
   config: Promise<SanitizedConfig> | SanitizedConfig
+  /**
+   * If set to `true`, payload will initialize crons for things like autorunning jobs on initialization.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  cron?: boolean
+
   /**
    * Disable connect to the database on init
    */
@@ -268,7 +275,6 @@ export type InitOptions = {
   disableOnInit?: boolean
 
   importMap?: ImportMap
-
   /**
    * A function that is called immediately following startup that receives the Payload instance as it's only argument.
    */
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
index b768b4bde..0c2ea2680 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ export class BasePayload {
       throw error
     }
 
-    if (this.config.jobs.enabled && this.config.jobs.autoRun && !isNextBuild()) {
+    if (this.config.jobs.enabled && this.config.jobs.autoRun && !isNextBuild() && options.cron) {
       const DEFAULT_CRON = '* * * * *'
       const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 10
 
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ export const reload = async (
 }
 
 export const getPayload = async (
-  options: Pick<InitOptions, 'config' | 'importMap'>,
+  options: Pick<InitOptions, 'config' | 'cron' | 'importMap'>,
 ): Promise<Payload> => {
   if (!options?.config) {
     throw new Error('Error: the payload config is required for getPayload to work.')
@@ -1109,6 +1109,8 @@ export { generateImportMap } from './bin/generateImportMap/index.js'
 
 export type { ImportMap } from './bin/generateImportMap/index.js'
 export { genImportMapIterateFields } from './bin/generateImportMap/iterateFields.js'
+export { migrate as migrateCLI } from './bin/migrate.js'
+
 export {
   type ClientCollectionConfig,
   createClientCollectionConfig,
@@ -1155,7 +1157,6 @@ export type {
 } from './collections/config/types.js'
 
 export type { CompoundIndex } from './collections/config/types.js'
-
 export type { SanitizedCompoundIndex } from './collections/config/types.js'
 export { createDataloaderCacheKey, getDataLoader } from './collections/dataloader.js'
 export { countOperation } from './collections/operations/count.js'
@@ -1171,6 +1172,7 @@ export { findVersionsOperation } from './collections/operations/findVersions.js'
 export { restoreVersionOperation } from './collections/operations/restoreVersion.js'
 export { updateOperation } from './collections/operations/update.js'
 export { updateByIDOperation } from './collections/operations/updateByID.js'
+
 export { buildConfig } from './config/build.js'
 
 export {
@@ -1180,7 +1182,6 @@ export {
   serverOnlyConfigProperties,
   type UnsanitizedClientConfig,
 } from './config/client.js'
-
 export { defaults } from './config/defaults.js'
 export { type OrderableEndpointBody } from './config/orderable/index.js'
 export { sanitizeConfig } from './config/sanitize.js'
@@ -1297,10 +1298,11 @@ export {
   ValidationError,
   ValidationErrorName,
 } from './errors/index.js'
-export type { ValidationFieldError } from './errors/index.js'
 
+export type { ValidationFieldError } from './errors/index.js'
 export { baseBlockFields } from './fields/baseFields/baseBlockFields.js'
 export { baseIDField } from './fields/baseFields/baseIDField.js'
+
 export {
   createClientField,
   createClientFields,
@@ -1308,10 +1310,10 @@ export {
   type ServerOnlyFieldProperties,
 } from './fields/config/client.js'
 
-export { sanitizeFields } from './fields/config/sanitize.js'
-
 export interface FieldCustom extends Record<string, any> {}
 
+export { sanitizeFields } from './fields/config/sanitize.js'
+
 export type {
   AdminClient,
   ArrayField,
@@ -1421,14 +1423,13 @@ export type {
 } from './fields/config/types.js'
 
 export { getDefaultValue } from './fields/getDefaultValue.js'
-
 export { traverseFields as afterChangeTraverseFields } from './fields/hooks/afterChange/traverseFields.js'
 export { promise as afterReadPromise } from './fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.js'
 export { traverseFields as afterReadTraverseFields } from './fields/hooks/afterRead/traverseFields.js'
 export { traverseFields as beforeChangeTraverseFields } from './fields/hooks/beforeChange/traverseFields.js'
 export { traverseFields as beforeValidateTraverseFields } from './fields/hooks/beforeValidate/traverseFields.js'
-export { sortableFieldTypes } from './fields/sortableFieldTypes.js'
 
+export { sortableFieldTypes } from './fields/sortableFieldTypes.js'
 export { validations } from './fields/validations.js'
 export type {
   ArrayFieldValidation,
@@ -1481,8 +1482,8 @@ export type {
   GlobalConfig,
   SanitizedGlobalConfig,
 } from './globals/config/types.js'
-export { docAccessOperation as docAccessOperationGlobal } from './globals/operations/docAccess.js'
 
+export { docAccessOperation as docAccessOperationGlobal } from './globals/operations/docAccess.js'
 export { findOneOperation } from './globals/operations/findOne.js'
 export { findVersionByIDOperation as findVersionByIDOperationGlobal } from './globals/operations/findVersionByID.js'
 export { findVersionsOperation as findVersionsOperationGlobal } from './globals/operations/findVersions.js'
@@ -1505,8 +1506,8 @@ export type {
 } from './preferences/types.js'
 export type { QueryPreset } from './query-presets/types.js'
 export { jobAfterRead } from './queues/config/index.js'
-export type { JobsConfig, RunJobAccess, RunJobAccessArgs } from './queues/config/types/index.js'
 
+export type { JobsConfig, RunJobAccess, RunJobAccessArgs } from './queues/config/types/index.js'
 export type {
   RunInlineTaskFunction,
   RunTaskFunction,
@@ -1530,14 +1531,14 @@ export type {
   WorkflowHandler,
   WorkflowTypes,
 } from './queues/config/types/workflowTypes.js'
-export { importHandlerPath } from './queues/operations/runJobs/runJob/importHandlerPath.js'
 
+export { importHandlerPath } from './queues/operations/runJobs/runJob/importHandlerPath.js'
 export { getLocalI18n } from './translations/getLocalI18n.js'
 export * from './types/index.js'
 export { getFileByPath } from './uploads/getFileByPath.js'
 export { _internal_safeFetchGlobal } from './uploads/safeFetch.js'
-export type * from './uploads/types.js'
 
+export type * from './uploads/types.js'
 export { addDataAndFileToRequest } from './utilities/addDataAndFileToRequest.js'
 export { addLocalesToRequestFromData, sanitizeLocales } from './utilities/addLocalesToRequest.js'
 export { commitTransaction } from './utilities/commitTransaction.js'
@@ -1609,8 +1610,8 @@ export { versionDefaults } from './versions/defaults.js'
 export { deleteCollectionVersions } from './versions/deleteCollectionVersions.js'
 export { appendVersionToQueryKey } from './versions/drafts/appendVersionToQueryKey.js'
 export { getQueryDraftsSort } from './versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.js'
-export { enforceMaxVersions } from './versions/enforceMaxVersions.js'
 
+export { enforceMaxVersions } from './versions/enforceMaxVersions.js'
 export { getLatestCollectionVersion } from './versions/getLatestCollectionVersion.js'
 export { getLatestGlobalVersion } from './versions/getLatestGlobalVersion.js'
 export { saveVersion } from './versions/saveVersion.js'
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
index 2e6eafc72..6bf730f44 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export type JobsConfig = {
   /**
    * A function that will be executed before Payload picks up jobs which are configured by the `jobs.autorun` function.
    * If this function returns true, jobs will be queried and picked up. If it returns false, jobs will not be run.
+   * @default undefined - if this function is not defined, jobs will be run - as if () => true was passed.
    * @param payload
    * @returns boolean
    */
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
index f87550cf7..ac262ce8a 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const createPayloadRequest = async ({
   request,
 }: Args): Promise<PayloadRequest> => {
   const cookies = parseCookies(request.headers)
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise })
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise, cron: true })
 
   const { config } = payload
   const localization = config.localization
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/routeError.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/routeError.ts
index ce435a25e..1d66ed318 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/utilities/routeError.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/utilities/routeError.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const routeError = async ({
 
   if (!payload) {
     try {
-      payload = await getPayload({ config: configArg })
+      payload = await getPayload({ config: configArg, cron: true })
     } catch (ignore) {
       return Response.json(
         {
diff --git a/test/helpers/initPayloadInt.ts b/test/helpers/initPayloadInt.ts
index 184db198a..2801b5985 100644
--- a/test/helpers/initPayloadInt.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/initPayloadInt.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function initPayloadInt<TInitializePayload extends boolean | undefi
 
   console.log('starting payload')
 
-  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config, cron: true })
   console.log('initializing rest client')
   const restClient = new NextRESTClient(payload.config)
   console.log('initPayloadInt done')
diff --git a/test/queues/int.spec.ts b/test/queues/int.spec.ts
index 5befba003..0bb23d474 100644
--- a/test/queues/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/queues/int.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import type { JobTaskStatus, Payload } from 'payload'
+import type { JobTaskStatus, Payload, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
 
 import path from 'path'
+import { migrateCLI } from 'payload'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
 import type { NextRESTClient } from '../helpers/NextRESTClient.js'
@@ -1434,3 +1435,24 @@ describe('Queues', () => {
     }
   })
 })
+
+describe('Queues - CLI', () => {
+  let config: SanitizedConfig
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ;({ config } = await initPayloadInt(dirname, undefined, false))
+  })
+  it('can run migrate CLI without jobs attempting to run', async () => {
+    await migrateCLI({
+      config,
+      parsedArgs: {
+        _: ['migrate'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    // Wait 3 seconds to let potential autorun crons trigger
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
+
+    // Expect no errors. Previously, this would throw an "error: relation "payload_jobs" does not exist" error
+    expect(true).toBe(true)
+  })
+})