diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobqueue.ts b/packages/api/src/jobqueue.ts
index 5a644f7af..d9f38e176 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobqueue.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobqueue.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 import { env } from './env'
 
-import { Queue } from 'bullmq'
+import { Queue, RedisOptions } from 'bullmq'
 import Redis from 'ioredis'
 
-const redisOptions = () => {
-  if (env.redis.url?.startsWith('rediss://') && env.redis.cert) {
+const createRSSRefreshFeedQueue = (): Queue | undefined => {
+  if (!env.redis.url) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+  const redisOptions = (): RedisOptions => {
+    if (env.redis.url?.startsWith('rediss://') && env.redis.cert) {
+      return {
+        tls: {
+          cert: env.redis.cert?.replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
+          rejectUnauthorized: false,
+        },
+        maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
+      }
+    }
     return {
-      tls: {
-        cert: env.redis.cert?.replace(/\\n/g, '\n'),
-        rejectUnauthorized: false,
-      },
       maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
     }
   }
-  return {
-    maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
-  }
+
+  const connection = new Redis(env.redis.url ?? '', redisOptions())
+  return new Queue('rssRefreshFeed', { connection })
 }
 
-const connection = new Redis(env.redis.url ?? '', redisOptions())
-
-export const rssRefreshFeedJobQueue = new Queue('rssRefreshFeed', {
-  connection,
-})
-
 export const addRefreshFeedJob = async (jobid: string, payload: any) => {
-  return rssRefreshFeedJobQueue.add('rssRefreshFeed', payload, {
+  const rssRefreshFeedJobQueue = createRSSRefreshFeedQueue()
+
+  if (!rssRefreshFeedJobQueue) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return rssRefreshFeedJobQueue?.add('rssRefreshFeed', payload, {
     jobId: jobid,
     removeOnComplete: true,
     removeOnFail: true,