diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/tasks/tasks.service.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/tasks/tasks.service.ts
index f3d0692f7..284eb61c0 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/tasks/tasks.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/tasks/tasks.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Cron } from '@nestjs/schedule';
+import { ModuleRef } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { PrismaService } from '../../common/prisma.service';
 import { SmsClientService } from '../notifications/sms-client.service';
 import { CurrencyService } from '../currency/currency.service';
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ export class TasksService {
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly sms: SmsClientService,
     private readonly currencyService: CurrencyService,
-    private readonly paymentsService: PaymentsService,
+    // ModuleRef (NOT direct injection): PaymentsService is request-scoped (AuditService injects
+    // REQUEST), and injecting a request-scoped provider here would make TasksService request-scoped
+    // too — which silently stops all its @Cron methods from firing. Resolve it per-tick instead.
+    private readonly moduleRef: ModuleRef,
   ) {}
 
   // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -292,6 +296,14 @@ export class TasksService {
 
     let cancelledCount = 0;
 
+    // resolve() (not direct injection) because PaymentsService is request-scoped — same pattern
+    // as PaymentSyncService. strict:false resolves it from the app context.
+    const paymentsService = await this.moduleRef.resolve(
+      PaymentsService,
+      undefined,
+      { strict: false },
+    );
+
     for (const booking of expiredBookings) {
       try {
         // Re-verify exact deadline to avoid racing with a concurrent payment confirmation.
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@ export class TasksService {
         // event may have been lost (RabbitMQ down) or arrived late, leaving a paid booking stuck
         // PENDING_PAYMENT. Ask the payment service over HTTP; it confirms the booking synchronously
         // if paid. Only proceed to cancel when settlement is VERIFIED unpaid.
-        const settlement = await this.paymentsService.reconcileAndConfirmIfPaid(booking.id);
+        const settlement = await paymentsService.reconcileAndConfirmIfPaid(booking.id);
         if (settlement.paid || !settlement.verified) {
           this.logger.log(
             `Skip auto-cancel ${booking.bookingRef}: ${settlement.paid ? 'PAID → confirmed' : 'unverifiable → deferred'}`,