diff --git a/config/serverless.yml b/config/serverless.yml
index d06b4e829e747..8f7857988d77e 100644
--- a/config/serverless.yml
+++ b/config/serverless.yml
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ uiSettings:
     labs:dashboard:deferBelowFold: false
 
 # Task Manager
+xpack.task_manager.claim_strategy: mget
 xpack.task_manager.allow_reading_invalid_state: false
 xpack.task_manager.request_timeouts.update_by_query: 60000
 xpack.task_manager.metrics_reset_interval: 120000