diff --git a/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts b/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
index 5d82786375e67..015a59f9b647f 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
@@ -686,10 +686,7 @@ export class OptsHandler {
     clone.preAggregationsOptions.externalRefresh =
       clone.preAggregationsOptions.externalRefresh !== undefined
         ? clone.preAggregationsOptions.externalRefresh
-        : (
-          !this.isPreAggsBuilder() ||
-          clone.rollupOnlyMode && !this.configuredForScheduledRefresh()
-        );
+        : !this.isPreAggsBuilder();
 
     clone.preAggregationsOptions.maxPartitions =
       clone.preAggregationsOptions.maxPartitions !== undefined
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-server-core/test/unit/index.test.ts b/packages/cubejs-server-core/test/unit/index.test.ts
index 5e96e6566480e..47784fc4a2038 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-server-core/test/unit/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-server-core/test/unit/index.test.ts
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ describe('index.test', () => {
     });
 
     test(testName || `scheduledRefreshTimer option setRefreshWorker: ${paramsToName})}`, async () => {
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
+
       if (setRefreshWorker !== undefined) {
         process.env.CUBEJS_REFRESH_WORKER = setRefreshWorker.toString();
       }