diff --git a/echo-scheduler/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/SchedulerConfiguration.groovy b/echo-scheduler/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/SchedulerConfiguration.groovy
index 01259cc5e..54a87d63e 100644
--- a/echo-scheduler/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/SchedulerConfiguration.groovy
+++ b/echo-scheduler/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/SchedulerConfiguration.groovy
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class SchedulerConfiguration {
         if (sqlEnabled) {
           Properties props = new Properties()
           props.put("org.quartz.jobStore.isClustered", "true")
+          props.put("org.quartz.jobStore.acquireTriggersWithinLock", "true")
           schedulerFactoryBean.setQuartzProperties(props)
         }
         schedulerFactoryBean.setGlobalTriggerListeners(triggerListener)