diff --git a/snakemake/executors/__init__.py b/snakemake/executors/__init__.py
index 562c04c9c..5d7591a6a 100644
--- a/snakemake/executors/__init__.py
+++ b/snakemake/executors/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ def handle_job_error(self, job: ExecutorJobInterface):
 
 
 class TouchExecutor(RealExecutor):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        workflow: WorkflowExecutorInterface,
+        dag: DAGExecutorInterface,
+        stats: StatsExecutorInterface,
+        logger: LoggerExecutorInterface,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            workflow,
+            dag,
+            stats,
+            logger,
+            executor_settings=None,
+        )
+
     def run(
         self,
         job: ExecutorJobInterface,
diff --git a/snakemake/scheduler.py b/snakemake/scheduler.py
index 3327be0d2..539b50a76 100644
--- a/snakemake/scheduler.py
+++ b/snakemake/scheduler.py
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ def __init__(
             self._executor = TouchExecutor(
                 workflow,
                 dag,
+                self.stats,
+                logger,
             )
 
         # We have chosen an executor custom plugin