diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-knives-notice.md b/.changeset/twelve-knives-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9f746ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-knives-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/core": patch
+---
+
+v3: fix missing init output in task run function when no middleware is defined
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
index 60ca7b555..ff4f668db 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/workers/taskExecutor.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
     }
 
     if (!middlewareFn) {
-      return runFn(payload, { ctx });
+      return runFn(payload, { ctx, init });
     }
 
     return middlewareFn(payload, { ctx, next: async () => runFn(payload, { ctx, init }) });