diff --git a/scripts/create-import-video-file-job.ts b/scripts/create-import-video-file-job.ts
index cf974f240..9cb387d2e 100644
--- a/scripts/create-import-video-file-job.ts
+++ b/scripts/create-import-video-file-job.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async function run () {
     filePath: resolve(options.import)
   }
 
-  JobQueue.Instance.init(true)
+  JobQueue.Instance.init()
   await JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'video-file-import', payload: dataInput })
   console.log('Import job for video %s created.', video.uuid)
 }
diff --git a/scripts/create-move-video-storage-job.ts b/scripts/create-move-video-storage-job.ts
index 0f0d4ee35..13ba3c0b7 100644
--- a/scripts/create-move-video-storage-job.ts
+++ b/scripts/create-move-video-storage-job.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ run()
 async function run () {
   await initDatabaseModels(true)
 
-  JobQueue.Instance.init(true)
+  JobQueue.Instance.init()
 
   let ids: number[] = []
 
diff --git a/scripts/create-transcoding-job.ts b/scripts/create-transcoding-job.ts
index aa97b0ba7..ffdf55ae4 100755
--- a/scripts/create-transcoding-job.ts
+++ b/scripts/create-transcoding-job.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function run () {
     }
   }
 
-  JobQueue.Instance.init(true)
+  JobQueue.Instance.init()
 
   video.state = VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE
   await video.save()
diff --git a/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.0.ts b/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.0.ts
index 9e5ca60d4..b0891c2e6 100644
--- a/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.0.ts
+++ b/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.0.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async function run () {
 
   await initDatabaseModels(true)
 
-  JobQueue.Instance.init(true)
+  JobQueue.Instance.init()
 
   const ids = await VideoModel.listLocalIds()
 
diff --git a/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.2.ts b/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.2.ts
index 6a9007265..513c629ef 100644
--- a/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.2.ts
+++ b/scripts/migrations/peertube-4.2.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function run () {
   console.log('Generate avatar miniatures from existing avatars.')
 
   await initDatabaseModels(true)
-  JobQueue.Instance.init(true)
+  JobQueue.Instance.init()
 
   const accounts: AccountModel[] = await AccountModel.findAll({
     include: [
diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index 63a08f471..887814d4e 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ async function startApplication () {
     ApplicationModel.updateNodeVersions()
       .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot update node versions.', { err }))
 
+    JobQueue.Instance.start()
+      .catch(err => {
+        logger.error('Cannot start job queue.', { err })
+        process.exit(-1)
+      })
+
     logger.info('HTTP server listening on %s:%d', hostname, port)
     logger.info('Web server: %s', WEBSERVER.URL)
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
index e54d12acd..655be6568 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class JobQueue {
   private constructor () {
   }
 
-  init (produceOnly = false) {
+  init () {
     // Already initialized
     if (this.initialized === true) return
     this.initialized = true
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ class JobQueue {
     this.jobRedisPrefix = 'bull-' + WEBSERVER.HOST
 
     for (const handlerName of (Object.keys(handlers) as JobType[])) {
-      this.buildWorker(handlerName, produceOnly)
+      this.buildWorker(handlerName)
       this.buildQueue(handlerName)
-      this.buildQueueScheduler(handlerName, produceOnly)
-      this.buildQueueEvent(handlerName, produceOnly)
+      this.buildQueueScheduler(handlerName)
+      this.buildQueueEvent(handlerName)
     }
 
     this.flowProducer = new FlowProducer({
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ class JobQueue {
     this.addRepeatableJobs()
   }
 
-  private buildWorker (handlerName: JobType, produceOnly: boolean) {
+  private buildWorker (handlerName: JobType) {
     const workerOptions: WorkerOptions = {
-      autorun: !produceOnly,
+      autorun: false,
       concurrency: this.getJobConcurrency(handlerName),
       prefix: this.jobRedisPrefix,
       connection: this.getRedisConnection()
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ class JobQueue {
     this.queues[handlerName] = queue
   }
 
-  private buildQueueScheduler (handlerName: JobType, produceOnly: boolean) {
+  private buildQueueScheduler (handlerName: JobType) {
     const queueSchedulerOptions: QueueSchedulerOptions = {
-      autorun: !produceOnly,
+      autorun: false,
       connection: this.getRedisConnection(),
       prefix: this.jobRedisPrefix,
       maxStalledCount: 10
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ class JobQueue {
     this.queueSchedulers[handlerName] = queueScheduler
   }
 
-  private buildQueueEvent (handlerName: JobType, produceOnly: boolean) {
+  private buildQueueEvent (handlerName: JobType) {
     const queueEventsOptions: QueueEventsOptions = {
-      autorun: !produceOnly,
+      autorun: false,
       connection: this.getRedisConnection(),
       prefix: this.jobRedisPrefix
     }
@@ -304,6 +304,23 @@ class JobQueue {
     return Promise.all(promises)
   }
 
+  start () {
+    const promises = Object.keys(this.workers)
+      .map(handlerName => {
+        const worker: Worker = this.workers[handlerName]
+        const queueScheduler: QueueScheduler = this.queueSchedulers[handlerName]
+        const queueEvent: QueueEvents = this.queueEvents[handlerName]
+
+        return Promise.all([
+          worker.run(),
+          queueScheduler.run(),
+          queueEvent.run()
+        ])
+      })
+
+    return Promise.all(promises)
+  }
+
   async pause () {
     for (const handlerName of Object.keys(this.workers)) {
       const worker: Worker = this.workers[handlerName]