diff --git a/src/queue.rs b/src/queue.rs
index f7bd1a5..5c87aa5 100644
--- a/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src/queue.rs
@@ -216,44 +216,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn process_images<S: Store + 'static>(
     .await
 }
 
-async fn process_jobs<S, F>(
-    repo: &ArcRepo,
-    store: &S,
-    config: &Configuration,
-    queue: &'static str,
-    callback: F,
-) where
-    S: Store,
-    for<'a> F: Fn(
-            &'a ArcRepo,
-            &'a S,
-            &'a Configuration,
-            serde_json::Value,
-        ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>>
-        + Copy,
-{
-    let worker_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
-
-    loop {
-        tracing::trace!("process_jobs: looping");
-
-        let res = job_loop(repo, store, config, worker_id, queue, callback).await;
-
-        if let Err(e) = res {
-            tracing::warn!("Error processing jobs: {}", format!("{e}"));
-            tracing::warn!("{}", format!("{e:?}"));
-
-            if e.is_disconnected() {
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
-            }
-
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
 struct MetricsGuard {
     worker_id: uuid::Uuid,
     queue: &'static str,
@@ -285,6 +247,55 @@ impl Drop for MetricsGuard {
     }
 }
 
+async fn process_jobs<S, F>(
+    repo: &ArcRepo,
+    store: &S,
+    config: &Configuration,
+    queue: &'static str,
+    callback: F,
+) where
+    S: Store,
+    for<'a> F: Fn(
+            &'a ArcRepo,
+            &'a S,
+            &'a Configuration,
+            serde_json::Value,
+        ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>>
+        + Copy,
+{
+    let worker_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
+
+    let yield_limit = 8;
+    let mut count = 0;
+
+    loop {
+        tracing::trace!("process_jobs: looping");
+
+        count += 1;
+        count %= yield_limit;
+
+        // yield every 8 iterations to be kind to other tasks
+        if count == 0 {
+            tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
+
+        let res = job_loop(repo, store, config, worker_id, queue, callback).await;
+
+        if let Err(e) = res {
+            tracing::warn!("Error processing jobs: {}", format!("{e}"));
+            tracing::warn!("{}", format!("{e:?}"));
+
+            if e.is_disconnected() {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
 async fn job_loop<S, F>(
     repo: &ArcRepo,
     store: &S,
@@ -303,9 +314,20 @@ where
         ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>>
         + Copy,
 {
+    let yield_limit = 8;
+    let mut count = 0;
+
     loop {
         tracing::trace!("job_loop: looping");
 
+        count += 1;
+        count %= yield_limit;
+
+        // yield every 8 iterations to be kind to other tasks
+        if count == 0 {
+            tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
+
         let fut = async {
             let (job_id, job) = repo.pop(queue, worker_id).await?;
 
@@ -365,9 +387,20 @@ async fn process_image_jobs<S, F>(
 {
     let worker_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
 
+    let yield_limit = 8;
+    let mut count = 0;
+
     loop {
         tracing::trace!("process_image_jobs: looping");
 
+        count += 1;
+        count %= yield_limit;
+
+        // yield every 8 iterations to be kind to other tasks
+        if count == 0 {
+            tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
+
         let res = image_job_loop(
             tmp_dir,
             repo,
@@ -421,9 +454,20 @@ where
         ) -> LocalBoxFuture<'a, Result<(), Error>>
         + Copy,
 {
+    let yield_limit = 8;
+    let mut count = 0;
+
     loop {
         tracing::trace!("image_job_loop: looping");
 
+        count += 1;
+        count %= yield_limit;
+
+        // yield every 8 iterations to be kind to other tasks
+        if count == 0 {
+            tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
+
         let fut = async {
             let (job_id, job) = repo.pop(queue, worker_id).await?;