diff --git a/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts b/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
index 268c07582d..f5b50a2b93 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/boot/common.ts
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@ export async function server() {
 		logger: new NestLogger(),
 	});
 
+	if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+		await app.get(ChartManagementService).start();
+		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;
 }
 
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ export async function jobQueue() {
 		logger: new NestLogger(),
 	});
 
-	jobQueue.get(QueueProcessorService).start();
-	jobQueue.get(ChartManagementService).start();
+	await jobQueue.get(QueueProcessorService).start();
+	await jobQueue.get(ChartManagementService).start();
 
 	return jobQueue;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts b/packages/backend/src/daemons/QueueStatsService.ts
index ede104b9fe..77fcd71337 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 start(): void {
+	public async start(): Promise<void> {
 		const log = [] as any[];
 
 		ev.on('requestQueueStatsLog', x => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class QueueStatsService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 			activeInboxJobs = 0;
 		};
 
-		tick();
+		await tick();
 
 		this.intervalId = setInterval(tick, interval);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts b/packages/backend/src/daemons/ServerStatsService.ts
index d229efb123..63b50f9f69 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();
 		};
 
-		tick();
+		await tick();
 
 		this.intervalId = setInterval(tick, interval);
 	}