diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/interface/Jobs.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/interface/Jobs.ts
index ee6d4e0409..b1ee06ca94 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/interface/Jobs.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/interface/Jobs.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export enum JobTypes {
   UpdateModelStat = 'update-model-stat',
   UpdateWsStat = 'update-ws-stats',
   UpdateSrcStat = 'update-source-stat',
+  HealthCheck = 'health-check',
 }
 
 export enum JobStatus {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/health-check.processor.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/health-check.processor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3c839a558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/health-check.processor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Process, Processor } from '@nestjs/bull';
+import { Inject, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { Queue } from 'bull';
+import { JOBS_QUEUE, JobTypes } from '~/interface/Jobs';
+
+@Processor(JOBS_QUEUE)
+export class HealthCheckProcessor {
+  private logger = new Logger(HealthCheckProcessor.name);
+
+  constructor(@Inject('JobsService') protected readonly jobsService) {}
+
+  @Process(JobTypes.HealthCheck)
+  async healthCheck() {
+    const queue = this.jobsService.jobsQueue as Queue;
+
+    if (queue) {
+      queue
+        .getJobCounts()
+        .then((stats) => {
+          // log stats periodically
+          this.logger.log({ stats });
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          this.logger.error(err);
+        });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
index be40e8ca0e..23add1c064 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
@@ -21,25 +21,24 @@ export class JobsService implements OnModuleInit {
 
   // pause primary instance queue
   async onModuleInit() {
-    if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER !== 'true') {
-      await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
-    } else {
-      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks[InstanceCommands.RESUME_LOCAL] =
-        async () => {
-          this.logger.log('Resuming local queue');
-          await this.jobsQueue.resume(true);
-        };
-      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks[InstanceCommands.PAUSE_LOCAL] =
-        async () => {
-          this.logger.log('Pausing local queue');
-          await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
-        };
-    }
+    await this.toggleQueue();
+
+    this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks[InstanceCommands.RESUME_LOCAL] =
+      async () => {
+        this.logger.log('Resuming local queue');
+        await this.jobsQueue.resume(true);
+      };
+    this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks[InstanceCommands.PAUSE_LOCAL] =
+      async () => {
+        this.logger.log('Pausing local queue');
+        await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
+      };
   }
 
-  async add(name: string, data: any) {
-    // if NC_WORKER_CONTAINER is false, then skip dynamic queue pause/resume
-    if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER !== 'false') {
+  async toggleQueue() {
+    if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER === 'false') {
+      await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
+    } else if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER !== 'true') {
       // resume primary instance queue if there is no worker
       const workerCount = await this.jobsRedisService.workerCount();
       const localWorkerPaused = await this.jobsQueue.isPaused(true);
@@ -52,6 +51,10 @@ export class JobsService implements OnModuleInit {
         await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
       }
     }
+  }
+
+  async add(name: string, data: any) {
+    await this.toggleQueue();
 
     const job = await this.jobsQueue.add(name, data);