diff --git a/elixir/config/dev.exs b/elixir/config/dev.exs
index 4c68147bd..c7e1a1e8f 100644
--- a/elixir/config/dev.exs
+++ b/elixir/config/dev.exs
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ config :phoenix, :plug_init_mode, :runtime
 
 config :domain, Domain.Mailer, adapter: Swoosh.Adapters.Local
 
+# Enable the mock adapter for development
+config :domain, Domain.Auth.Adapters.Mock.Jobs.SyncDirectory, enabled: true
+
 config :workos, WorkOS.Client,
   api_key: System.get_env("WORKOS_API_KEY"),
   client_id: System.get_env("WORKOS_CLIENT_ID"),
diff --git a/elixir/config/runtime.exs b/elixir/config/runtime.exs
index 036f4a633..ee337ae6a 100644
--- a/elixir/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/elixir/config/runtime.exs
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
   config :domain, Domain.Auth.Adapters.JumpCloud.Jobs.SyncDirectory,
     enabled: compile_config!(:background_jobs_enabled)
 
-  config :domain, Domain.Auth.Adapters.Mock.Jobs.SyncDirectory,
-    enabled: compile_config!(:background_jobs_enabled)
+  # Don't enable the mock sync directory job in production
+  config :domain, Domain.Auth.Adapters.Mock.Jobs.SyncDirectory, enabled: false
 
   if web_external_url = compile_config!(:web_external_url) do
     %{