diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Queue.ts b/packages/cli/src/Queue.ts
index fce59867b5..c7aacaab6d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Queue.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Queue.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { ActiveExecutions } from '@/ActiveExecutions';
 import config from '@/config';
+import { HIGHEST_PRIORITY, OnShutdown } from './decorators/OnShutdown';
 
 export type JobId = Bull.JobId;
 export type Job = Bull.Job<JobData>;
@@ -108,11 +109,10 @@ export class Queue {
 		return await this.jobQueue.client.ping();
 	}
 
-	async pause({
-		isLocal,
-		doNotWaitActive,
-	}: { isLocal?: boolean; doNotWaitActive?: boolean } = {}): Promise<void> {
-		return await this.jobQueue.pause(isLocal, doNotWaitActive);
+	@OnShutdown(HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
+	// Stop accepting new jobs, `doNotWaitActive` allows reporting progress
+	async pause(): Promise<void> {
+		return await this.jobQueue?.pause(true, true);
 	}
 
 	getBullObjectInstance(): JobQueue {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
index 5545378f66..2d75ce98ed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ export class Worker extends BaseCommand {
 	async stopProcess() {
 		this.logger.info('Stopping n8n...');
 
-		// Stop accepting new jobs, `doNotWaitActive` allows reporting progress
-		await Worker.jobQueue.pause({ isLocal: true, doNotWaitActive: true });
-
 		try {
 			await this.externalHooks?.run('n8n.stop', []);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/decorators/OnShutdown.ts b/packages/cli/src/decorators/OnShutdown.ts
index 87e8a6a457..c5177a295b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/decorators/OnShutdown.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/decorators/OnShutdown.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { Container } from 'typedi';
 import { ApplicationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { type ServiceClass, ShutdownService } from '@/shutdown/Shutdown.service';
 
+export const LOWEST_PRIORITY = 0;
+export const DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 100;
+export const HIGHEST_PRIORITY = 200;
+
 /**
  * Decorator that registers a method as a shutdown hook. The method will
  * be called when the application is shutting down.
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ import { type ServiceClass, ShutdownService } from '@/shutdown/Shutdown.service'
  * ```
  */
 export const OnShutdown =
-	(priority = 100): MethodDecorator =>
+	(priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY): MethodDecorator =>
 	(prototype, propertyKey, descriptor) => {
 		const serviceClass = prototype.constructor as ServiceClass;
 		const methodName = String(propertyKey);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/redis/RedisServiceBaseClasses.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/redis/RedisServiceBaseClasses.ts
index 514e511ae5..ba2cc41a91 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/redis/RedisServiceBaseClasses.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/redis/RedisServiceBaseClasses.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ class RedisServiceBase {
 		}
 		this.redisClient = this.redisClientService.createClient({ type });
 
-		this.redisClient.on('close', () => {
-			this.logger.warn('Redis unavailable - trying to reconnect...');
-		});
-
 		this.redisClient.on('error', (error) => {
 			if (!String(error).includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
 				this.logger.warn('Error with Redis: ', error);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/redis/redis-client.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/redis/redis-client.service.ts
index 9de12d30cf..3a282c02bc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/redis/redis-client.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/redis/redis-client.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Logger } from '@/Logger';
 import ioRedis from 'ioredis';
 import type { Cluster, RedisOptions } from 'ioredis';
 import type { RedisClientType } from './RedisServiceBaseClasses';
-import { OnShutdown } from '@/decorators/OnShutdown';
+import { LOWEST_PRIORITY, OnShutdown } from '@/decorators/OnShutdown';
 
 @Service()
 export class RedisClientService {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class RedisClientService {
 		return client;
 	}
 
-	@OnShutdown()
+	@OnShutdown(LOWEST_PRIORITY)
 	disconnectClients() {
 		for (const client of this.clients) {
 			client.disconnect();
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ export class RedisClientService {
 				}
 			}
 
+			this.logger.warn('Redis unavailable - trying to reconnect...');
+
 			return RETRY_INTERVAL;
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/shared/utils/testCommand.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/shared/utils/testCommand.ts
index 3ec203408a..ff36791ad5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/shared/utils/testCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/shared/utils/testCommand.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const setupTestCommand = <T extends BaseCommand>(Command: Class<T>) => {
 
 	// mock SIGINT/SIGTERM registration
 	process.once = jest.fn();
+	process.exit = jest.fn() as never;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		await testDb.init();