diff --git a/webservices/cron.php b/webservices/cron.php
index 9e8c4bec5..915063bbd 100644
--- a/webservices/cron.php
+++ b/webservices/cron.php
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ if (!file_exists($sConfigFile))
 
 require_once(APPROOT.'/application/startup.inc.php');
 
+//temporary fix until below bug is resolvedd properly:
+//N°7008 - Fix missing background tasks in CRON when NOT in "developer_mode"
+require_once(APPROOT.'/sources/SessionTracker/SessionGC.php');
+require_once(APPROOT.'/sources/Service/TemporaryObjects/TemporaryObjectGC.php');
+
 $oCtx = new ContextTag(ContextTag::TAG_CRON);
 
 function ReadMandatoryParam($oP, $sParam, $sSanitizationFilter = 'parameter')