diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
index 157c57ba9..8ff0c169e 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/job-queue.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ class JobQueue {
     this.jobRedisPrefix = 'bull-' + CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOST
     const queueOptions = {
       prefix: this.jobRedisPrefix,
-      redis: Redis.getRedisClient()
+      redis: Redis.getRedisClient(),
+      settings: {
+        maxStalledCount: 10 // transcoding could be long, so jobs can often be interrupted by restarts
+      }
     }
 
     for (const handlerName of Object.keys(handlers)) {