diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc41aaeee..cc886509b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ stop:
 	@docker-compose stop
 
 worker:
-	@$(MAKE) rails cmd="rake jobs:work"
+	@$(MAKE) rails cmd="rake jobs:work export WORKER=1"
 
 cli:
 	@$(MAKE) rails cmd="/bin/bash"
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index ad2246fa1..e8cf8a048 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
   # every request. This slows down response time but is perfect for development
   # since you don't have to restart the web server when you make code changes.
-  config.cache_classes = false
+  config.cache_classes = ENV['WORKER'] ? true : false
 
   # Do not eager load code on boot.
-  config.eager_load = false
+  config.eager_load = ENV['WORKER'] ? true : false
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching.
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true