diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 016f4182..3df35300 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type StorageConfigType = {
   logflareApiKey?: string
   logflareSourceToken?: string
   pgQueueEnable: boolean
+  pgQueueEnableWorkers?: boolean
   pgQueueConnectionURL?: string
   pgQueueDeleteAfterDays?: number
   pgQueueArchiveCompletedAfterSeconds?: number
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ export function getConfig(options?: { reload?: boolean }): StorageConfigType {
 
     // Queue
     pgQueueEnable: getOptionalConfigFromEnv('PG_QUEUE_ENABLE', 'ENABLE_QUEUE_EVENTS') === 'true',
+    pgQueueEnableWorkers: getOptionalConfigFromEnv('PG_QUEUE_WORKERS_ENABLE') !== 'false',
     pgQueueConnectionURL: getOptionalConfigFromEnv('PG_QUEUE_CONNECTION_URL'),
     pgQueueDeleteAfterDays: parseInt(
       getOptionalConfigFromEnv('PG_QUEUE_DELETE_AFTER_DAYS') || '2',
diff --git a/src/queue/queue.ts b/src/queue/queue.ts
index c8778869..6710a64b 100644
--- a/src/queue/queue.ts
+++ b/src/queue/queue.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export abstract class Queue {
       pgQueueDeleteAfterDays,
       pgQueueArchiveCompletedAfterSeconds,
       pgQueueRetentionDays,
+      pgQueueEnableWorkers,
     } = getConfig()
 
     let url = pgQueueConnectionURL ?? databaseURL
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ export abstract class Queue {
       expireInHours: 48,
     })
 
-    registerWorkers()
+    if (pgQueueEnableWorkers) {
+      registerWorkers()
+    }
 
     Queue.pgBoss.on('error', (error) => {
       logSchema.error(logger, '[Queue] error', {