diff --git a/cron/src/main/scala/com/criteo/cuttle/cron/CronProject.scala b/cron/src/main/scala/com/criteo/cuttle/cron/CronProject.scala
index 94a49d8ee..55c88475f 100644
--- a/cron/src/main/scala/com/criteo/cuttle/cron/CronProject.scala
+++ b/cron/src/main/scala/com/criteo/cuttle/cron/CronProject.scala
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ object CronProject {
     )
   }
 
-  private[CronProject] val port = 8888
-  private[CronProject] val databaseConfig = DatabaseConfig.fromEnv
-  private[CronProject] val retryStrategy = RetryStrategy.SimpleRetryStategy(1.minute)
+  private[CronProject] lazy val port = 8888
+  private[CronProject] lazy val databaseConfig = DatabaseConfig.fromEnv
+  private[CronProject] lazy val retryStrategy = RetryStrategy.SimpleRetryStategy(1.minute)
 
   implicit def projectEncoder = new Encoder[CronProject] {
     override def apply(project: CronProject) =