diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2316ff5..2c1dc88 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Note: Breaking changes between versions are indicated by "💥".
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- [Bugfix] Fix "missing tty" during init in cron jobs
+
 ## v3.11.7 (2020-04-01)
 
 - [Bugfix] Fix missing js translations
diff --git a/tutor/commands/compose.py b/tutor/commands/compose.py
index e0f7b1e..b9602fc 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/compose.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/compose.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ class ScriptRunner(scripts.BaseRunner):
         self.docker_compose_func = docker_compose_func
 
     def exec(self, service, command):
+        opts = [] if utils.is_a_tty() else ["-T"]
         self.docker_compose_func(
-            self.root, self.config, "exec", service, "sh", "-e", "-c", command
+            self.root, self.config, "exec", *opts, service, "sh", "-e", "-c", command
         )