diff --git a/.changelog/3851.feature.md b/.changelog/3851.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9ca21ee40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3851.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go/worker/compute/executor: Enable scheduler transaction checks by default
diff --git a/go/worker/compute/executor/init.go b/go/worker/compute/executor/init.go
index 8933752ea66..faeaff8e041 100644
--- a/go/worker/compute/executor/init.go
+++ b/go/worker/compute/executor/init.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func New(
 }
 
 func init() {
-	Flags.Bool(CfgScheduleCheckTxEnabled, false, "Enable checking transactions before scheduling them")
+	Flags.Bool(CfgScheduleCheckTxEnabled, true, "Enable checking transactions before scheduling them")
 	Flags.Uint64(cfgMaxTxPoolSize, 10000, "Maximum size of the scheduling transaction pool")
 	Flags.Uint64(cfgScheduleTxCacheSize, 1000, "Cache size of recently scheduled transactions to prevent re-scheduling")