diff --git a/packages/worker/src/app.service.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/app.service.spec.ts
index 7bbb21f53..eb265b499 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/app.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/app.service.spec.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe("AppService", () => {
     it("runs migrations", async () => {
       appService.onModuleInit();
       await migrationsRunFinished;
-      expect(runMigrations).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(runMigrations).toBeCalledTimes(1);
       appService.onModuleDestroy();
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/app.service.ts b/packages/worker/src/app.service.ts
index 54ac129c5..ddd67ec49 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/app.service.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/app.service.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ export class AppService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   }
 
   public onModuleInit() {
-    runMigrations(this.dataSource, this.logger).then(() => {
-      this.startWorkers();
-    });
-
     runMigrations(this.dataSource, this.logger).then(() => {
       this.systemContractService.addSystemContracts();
+      this.startWorkers();
     });
   }