diff --git a/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts b/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
index 9ff1efb3c..268c07582 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
@@ -12,25 +12,21 @@ import { QueueStatsService } from '@/daemons/QueueStatsService.js';
 import { ServerStatsService } from '@/daemons/ServerStatsService.js';
 import { ServerService } from '@/server/ServerService.js';
 import { MainModule } from '@/MainModule.js';
-import { envOption } from '@/env.js';
 
 export async function server() {
 	const app = await NestFactory.createApplicationContext(MainModule, {
 		logger: new NestLogger(),
 	});
 
-	if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
-		await app.get(ChartManagementService).start();
-	}
-	if (!envOption.noDaemons) {
-		await app.get(QueueStatsService).start();
-		await app.get(ServerStatsService).start();
-	}
-
-	// Start server last so the other services can register hooks first
 	const serverService = app.get(ServerService);
 	await serverService.launch();
 
+	if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+		app.get(ChartManagementService).start();
+		app.get(QueueStatsService).start();
+		app.get(ServerStatsService).start();
+	}
+
 	return app;
 }
 
@@ -39,8 +35,8 @@ export async function jobQueue() {
 		logger: new NestLogger(),
 	});
 
-	await jobQueue.get(QueueProcessorService).start();
-	await jobQueue.get(ChartManagementService).start();
+	jobQueue.get(QueueProcessorService).start();
+	jobQueue.get(ChartManagementService).start();
 
 	return jobQueue;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts b/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts
index 77fcd7133..ede104b9f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class QueueStatsService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 	 * Report queue stats regularly
 	 */
 	@bindThis
-	public async start(): Promise<void> {
+	public start(): void {
 		const log = [] as any[];
 
 		ev.on('requestQueueStatsLog', x => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class QueueStatsService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 			activeInboxJobs = 0;
 		};
 
-		await tick();
+		tick();
 
 		this.intervalId = setInterval(tick, interval);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts b/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts
index 63b50f9f6..d229efb12 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class ServerStatsService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 			if (log.length > 200) log.pop();
 		};
 
-		await tick();
+		tick();
 
 		this.intervalId = setInterval(tick, interval);
 	}