diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 781ec14..f79a2e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- A `#[Schedule]` method in the application's own classes (`app/`) is scheduled: its discovery is applied while Laravel boots, before WordPress has loaded its cron functions, so the event was never placed and the error was lost. The placement now waits for `init` when it comes that early.
+
 ## [0.1.3] - 2026-10-13
 What a driver with no store of its own (a queue of deferred jobs) needs. `ScheduleDriver` is unchanged.
 
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Services/ScheduleDiscovery.php b/src/Infrastructure/Services/ScheduleDiscovery.php
index 50b8383..1a2ec4b 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/Services/ScheduleDiscovery.php
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Services/ScheduleDiscovery.php
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@ private function snake(string $value): string
      * @param  array<mixed>  $args  Optional arguments to pass to the hook
      */
     private function scheduleWordPressCron(string $hookName, string $interval, array $args = []): void
+    {
+        // The discovery of the application's own classes is applied while Laravel boots, before WordPress has loaded its cron functions: wait for 'init', which runs before any cron is spawned
+        if (function_exists('did_action') && did_action('init') === 0) {
+            add_action('init', fn () => $this->placeWordPressCron($hookName, $interval, $args), 0);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->placeWordPressCron($hookName, $interval, $args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<int|string, mixed>  $args
+     */
+    private function placeWordPressCron(string $hookName, string $interval, array $args): void
     {
         try {
             $this->engine()->schedule(new Event($hookName, $this->engine()->now(), $interval, $args));
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ScheduleDiscoveryTest.php b/tests/Unit/ScheduleDiscoveryTest.php
index e1799b3..85ce25b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ScheduleDiscoveryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ScheduleDiscoveryTest.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public function refresh(): void
 
         return true;
     });
+    Functions\when('did_action')->justReturn(1);
     Functions\when('wp_next_scheduled')->justReturn(false);
     Functions\when('wp_schedule_event')->alias(function (int $timestamp, string $recurrence, string $hook, array $args = []): bool {
         $this->events[$hook] = [$recurrence, $args];
@@ -78,6 +79,32 @@ public function refresh(): void
         ->and($this->events['nightly_reports_archive_old_reports'])->toBe(['every_month', []]);
 });
 
+it('waits for init when the discovery is applied before WordPress has loaded its cron functions', function (): void {
+    Functions\when('did_action')->justReturn(0);
+    $this->events = [];
+    $onInit = [];
+    Functions\when('add_action')->alias(function (string $hook, callable $callback) use (&$onInit): bool {
+        if ($hook === 'init') {
+            $onInit[] = $callback;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    });
+
+    $discovery = new ScheduleDiscovery;
+    $discovery->discover(new DiscoveryLocation('', __DIR__), DiscoveredClass::fromReflection(new ReflectionClass(NightlyReports::class)), new ReflectionCache);
+    $discovery->apply();
+
+    expect($this->events)->toBe([])
+        ->and($onInit)->toHaveCount(4);
+
+    foreach ($onInit as $callback) {
+        $callback();
+    }
+
+    expect($this->events)->toHaveKeys(['nightly_reports_compile', 'reports_ping', 'nightly_reports_archive_old_reports']);
+});
+
 it('registers the schedules WordPress does not know', function (): void {
     $schedules = array_reduce($this->filters['cron_schedules'], fn (array $schedules, callable $filter): array => $filter($schedules), []);