diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 28b88485b..09f2dff18 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "wp-cli/entity-command": "^1.3 || ^2",
-        "wp-cli/wp-cli-tests": "^2.0.7"
+        "wp-cli/wp-cli-tests": "^2.0.11"
     },
     "config": {
         "process-timeout": 7200,
diff --git a/features/cron.feature b/features/cron.feature
index f3f0f4d73..5a594f2ca 100644
--- a/features/cron.feature
+++ b/features/cron.feature
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Feature: Manage WP-Cron events and schedules
 
   Background:
     Given a WP install
+    And I run `wp config set DISABLE_WP_CRON false --raw --type=constant --anchor='// ** MySQL settings ** //'`
 
   Scenario: Scheduling and then deleting an event
     When I run `wp cron event schedule wp_cli_test_event_1 '+1 hour 5 minutes' --apple=banana`