diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
index 52562af3..6efd48df 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
@@ -390,13 +390,21 @@ export function setupIpcHandlers() {
     // Agent schedule handlers
     'agent-schedule:getConfig': async () => {
       const repo = container.resolve<IAgentScheduleRepo>('agentScheduleRepo');
-      await repo.ensureConfig();
-      return repo.getConfig();
+      try {
+        return await repo.getConfig();
+      } catch {
+        // Return empty config if file doesn't exist
+        return { agents: {} };
+      }
     },
     'agent-schedule:getState': async () => {
       const repo = container.resolve<IAgentScheduleStateRepo>('agentScheduleStateRepo');
-      await repo.ensureState();
-      return repo.getState();
+      try {
+        return await repo.getState();
+      } catch {
+        // Return empty state if file doesn't exist
+        return { agents: {} };
+      }
     },
     'agent-schedule:updateAgent': async (_event, args) => {
       const repo = container.resolve<IAgentScheduleRepo>('agentScheduleRepo');
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index d03748d5..3d01eee3 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -547,12 +547,17 @@ function App() {
     const cleanup = window.ipc.on('workspace:didChange', async (event) => {
       loadDirectory().then(setTree)
 
-      // Reload current file if it was changed externally
-      if (!selectedPath) return
-
       const changedPath = event.type === 'changed' ? event.path : null
       const changedPaths = (event.type === 'bulkChanged' ? event.paths : []) ?? []
 
+      // Reload background tasks if agent-schedule.json changed
+      if (changedPath === 'config/agent-schedule.json' || changedPaths.includes('config/agent-schedule.json')) {
+        loadBackgroundTasks()
+      }
+
+      // Reload current file if it was changed externally
+      if (!selectedPath) return
+
       const isCurrentFileChanged =
         changedPath === selectedPath || changedPaths.includes(selectedPath)
 
@@ -567,6 +572,7 @@ function App() {
       }
     })
     return cleanup
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [loadDirectory, selectedPath, editorContent])
 
   // Load file content when selected