diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 361bc3e..4f52b04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ celery-beat: venv redis
 	@echo "Starting Celery beat scheduler..."
 	# Ensure celerybeat-schedule file is removed for clean start if needed
 	@-rm -f celerybeat-schedule.db
-	$(CELERY) -A celery_worker:celery beat --loglevel=info --scheduler django_celery_beat.schedulers:DatabaseScheduler
+	# Use the default file-based scheduler (removed the --scheduler flag)
+	$(CELERY) -A celery_worker:celery beat --loglevel=info
 
 # Check if Redis is running, start if needed
 redis: