diff --git a/app/workers/after_remote_follow_request_worker.rb b/app/workers/after_remote_follow_request_worker.rb
index f1d6869cc..1f2db3061 100644
--- a/app/workers/after_remote_follow_request_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/after_remote_follow_request_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class AfterRemoteFollowRequestWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: 5
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: 5
 
   def perform(follow_request_id)
     follow_request  = FollowRequest.find(follow_request_id)
diff --git a/app/workers/after_remote_follow_worker.rb b/app/workers/after_remote_follow_worker.rb
index 0d04456a9..bdd2c2a91 100644
--- a/app/workers/after_remote_follow_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/after_remote_follow_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class AfterRemoteFollowWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: 5
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: 5
 
   def perform(follow_id)
     follow          = Follow.find(follow_id)
diff --git a/app/workers/import_worker.rb b/app/workers/import_worker.rb
index a3ae2a85a..7cf29fb53 100644
--- a/app/workers/import_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/import_worker.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'csv'
 class ImportWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: false
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: false
 
   def perform(import_id)
     import = Import.find(import_id)
diff --git a/app/workers/link_crawl_worker.rb b/app/workers/link_crawl_worker.rb
index af3394b8b..834b0088b 100644
--- a/app/workers/link_crawl_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/link_crawl_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class LinkCrawlWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: false
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: false
 
   def perform(status_id)
     FetchLinkCardService.new.call(Status.find(status_id))
diff --git a/app/workers/merge_worker.rb b/app/workers/merge_worker.rb
index 0f288f43f..d745cb99c 100644
--- a/app/workers/merge_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/merge_worker.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 class MergeWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull'
+
   def perform(from_account_id, into_account_id)
     FeedManager.instance.merge_into_timeline(Account.find(from_account_id), Account.find(into_account_id))
   end
diff --git a/app/workers/notification_worker.rb b/app/workers/notification_worker.rb
index 1a2faefd8..da1d6ab45 100644
--- a/app/workers/notification_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/notification_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class NotificationWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: 5
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'push', retry: 5
 
   def perform(xml, source_account_id, target_account_id)
     SendInteractionService.new.call(xml, Account.find(source_account_id), Account.find(target_account_id))
diff --git a/app/workers/processing_worker.rb b/app/workers/processing_worker.rb
index 5df404bcc..4a467d924 100644
--- a/app/workers/processing_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/processing_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class ProcessingWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options backtrace: true
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', backtrace: true
 
   def perform(account_id, body)
     ProcessFeedService.new.call(body, Account.find(account_id))
diff --git a/app/workers/regeneration_worker.rb b/app/workers/regeneration_worker.rb
index 3aece0ba2..289b63d84 100644
--- a/app/workers/regeneration_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/regeneration_worker.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 class RegenerationWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', backtrace: true
+
   def perform(account_id, timeline_type)
     PrecomputeFeedService.new.call(timeline_type, Account.find(account_id))
   end
diff --git a/app/workers/salmon_worker.rb b/app/workers/salmon_worker.rb
index fc95ce47f..2888b574b 100644
--- a/app/workers/salmon_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/salmon_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class SalmonWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options backtrace: true
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', backtrace: true
 
   def perform(account_id, body)
     ProcessInteractionService.new.call(body, Account.find(account_id))
diff --git a/app/workers/thread_resolve_worker.rb b/app/workers/thread_resolve_worker.rb
index 593edd032..38287e8e6 100644
--- a/app/workers/thread_resolve_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/thread_resolve_worker.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class ThreadResolveWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: false
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: false
 
   def perform(child_status_id, parent_url)
     child_status  = Status.find(child_status_id)
diff --git a/app/workers/unmerge_worker.rb b/app/workers/unmerge_worker.rb
index dbf7243de..ea6aacebf 100644
--- a/app/workers/unmerge_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/unmerge_worker.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 class UnmergeWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
+  sidekiq_options queue: 'pull'
+
   def perform(from_account_id, into_account_id)
     FeedManager.instance.unmerge_from_timeline(Account.find(from_account_id), Account.find(into_account_id))
   end
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 68c8ef960..d6ba66dde 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     build: .
     env_file: .env.production
-    command: bundle exec sidekiq -q default -q mailers -q push
+    command: bundle exec sidekiq -q default -q mailers -q pull -q push
     depends_on:
       - db
       - redis
diff --git a/docs/Running-Mastodon/Production-guide.md b/docs/Running-Mastodon/Production-guide.md
index f0dd7bd2b..469fefa94 100644
--- a/docs/Running-Mastodon/Production-guide.md
+++ b/docs/Running-Mastodon/Production-guide.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ User=mastodon
 WorkingDirectory=/home/mastodon/live
 Environment="RAILS_ENV=production"
 Environment="DB_POOL=5"
-ExecStart=/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims/bundle exec sidekiq -c 5 -q default -q mailers -q push
+ExecStart=/home/mastodon/.rbenv/shims/bundle exec sidekiq -c 5 -q default -q mailers -q pull -q push
 TimeoutSec=15
 Restart=always