diff --git a/backend/server.ts b/backend/server.ts
index 68754fce4..fbb49dc62 100644
--- a/backend/server.ts
+++ b/backend/server.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async function bootServer(port: number): Promise<Server> {
       Logger.success("Connected to redis");
 
       Logger.info("Initializing task queues...");
-      await initJobQueue(RedisClient.getConnection());
+      initJobQueue(RedisClient.getConnection());
       Logger.success("Task queues initialized");
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/tasks/george.ts b/backend/tasks/george.ts
index 4c3d19d1f..fb528b446 100644
--- a/backend/tasks/george.ts
+++ b/backend/tasks/george.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ function buildGeorgeTask(command: string, taskArguments: any[]): GeorgeTask {
 let jobQueue: Queue;
 let jobQueueScheduler: QueueScheduler;
 
-export async function initJobQueue(
-  redisConnection: IORedis.Redis | undefined
-): Promise<void> {
+export function initJobQueue(redisConnection: IORedis.Redis | undefined): void {
   if (jobQueue || !redisConnection) {
     return;
   }
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ export async function initJobQueue(
     autorun: false,
     connection: redisConnection,
   });
-  await jobQueueScheduler.run();
+  jobQueueScheduler.run();
 }
 
 async function addToQueue(command: string, task: GeorgeTask): Promise<void> {