diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/claimed_execution.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/claimed_execution.rb
index d4abf45a..11aba177 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/claimed_execution.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/claimed_execution.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class SolidQueue::ClaimedExecution < SolidQueue::Execution
-  belongs_to :process
+  belongs_to :process, strict_loading: false
 
   scope :orphaned, -> { where.missing(:process) }
 
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/execution.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/execution.rb
index e56a6b3e..0974ca24 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/execution.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/execution.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class UndiscardableError < StandardError; end
 
     scope :ordered, -> { order(priority: :asc, job_id: :asc) }
 
-    belongs_to :job
+    belongs_to :job, strict_loading: false
 
     class << self
       def type
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/concurrency_controls.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/concurrency_controls.rb
index 6ae12e28..f668e989 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/concurrency_controls.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/concurrency_controls.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ConcurrencyControls
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
-        has_one :blocked_execution
+        has_one :blocked_execution, strict_loading: false
 
         delegate :concurrency_limit, :concurrency_duration, to: :job_class
 
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/executable.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/executable.rb
index e2146a67..10fabd01 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/executable.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/executable.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module Executable
       included do
         include ConcurrencyControls, Schedulable, Retryable
 
-        has_one :ready_execution
-        has_one :claimed_execution
+        has_one :ready_execution, strict_loading: false
+        has_one :claimed_execution, strict_loading: false
 
         after_create :prepare_for_execution
 
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/recurrable.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/recurrable.rb
index 6d70dc44..5cc07140 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/recurrable.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/recurrable.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Recurrable
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
-        has_one :recurring_execution, dependent: :destroy
+        has_one :recurring_execution, strict_loading: false, dependent: :destroy
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/retryable.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/retryable.rb
index 34eb9e4d..59e45a82 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/retryable.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/retryable.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Retryable
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
-        has_one :failed_execution
+        has_one :failed_execution, strict_loading: false
 
         scope :failed, -> { includes(:failed_execution).where.not(failed_execution: { id: nil }) }
       end
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/job/schedulable.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/job/schedulable.rb
index 8ce2a4a9..d28e608e 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/job/schedulable.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/job/schedulable.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Schedulable
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
-        has_one :scheduled_execution
+        has_one :scheduled_execution, strict_loading: false
 
         scope :scheduled, -> { where(finished_at: nil) }
       end
diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/process.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/process.rb
index e81edc14..0ec47950 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/process.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/process.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 class SolidQueue::Process < SolidQueue::Record
   include Executor, Prunable
 
-  belongs_to :supervisor, class_name: "SolidQueue::Process", optional: true, inverse_of: :supervisees
-  has_many :supervisees, class_name: "SolidQueue::Process", inverse_of: :supervisor, foreign_key: :supervisor_id
+  belongs_to :supervisor, class_name: "SolidQueue::Process", optional: true, inverse_of: :supervisees, strict_loading: false
+  has_many :supervisees, class_name: "SolidQueue::Process", inverse_of: :supervisor, foreign_key: :supervisor_id, strict_loading: false
 
   store :metadata, coder: JSON
 
diff --git a/test/dummy/config/application.rb b/test/dummy/config/application.rb
index 502f70cb..3aa79b36 100644
--- a/test/dummy/config/application.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/config/application.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
 
     config.active_job.queue_adapter = :solid_queue
 
+    config.active_record.strict_loading_by_default = true
+
     if ENV["SEPARATE_CONNECTION"] && ENV["TARGET_DB"] != "sqlite"
       config.solid_queue.connects_to = { database: { writing: :primary, reading: :replica } }
     end