diff --git a/internal/builder/controller_config.go b/internal/builder/controller_config.go
index 8b7e64c0..865196b2 100644
--- a/internal/builder/controller_config.go
+++ b/internal/builder/controller_config.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func buildSlurmConf(
 		conf.AddProperty(config.NewProperty("TaskPlugin", "task/cgroup,task/affinity"))
 	} else {
 		conf.AddProperty(config.NewProperty("SlurmctldParameters", "enable_configless"))
+		conf.AddProperty(config.NewProperty("ProctrackType", "proctrack/linuxproc"))
 		conf.AddProperty(config.NewProperty("TaskPlugin", "task/affinity"))
 	}
 	if metricsEnabled {