diff --git a/server/src/app.module.ts b/server/src/app.module.ts
index 436b0f1252..7b9098c010 100644
--- a/server/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.module.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { ClsModule } from 'nestjs-cls';
 import { OpenTelemetryModule } from 'nestjs-otel';
 import { commands } from 'src/commands';
+import { IWorker } from 'src/constants';
 import { controllers } from 'src/controllers';
 import { entities } from 'src/entities';
 import { ImmichWorker } from 'src/enum';
@@ -57,12 +58,9 @@ const imports = [
   TypeOrmModule.forFeature(entities),
 ];
 
-abstract class BaseModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
-  private get worker() {
-    return this.getWorker();
-  }
-
+class BaseModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   constructor(
+    @Inject(IWorker) private worker: ImmichWorker,
     @Inject(ILoggerRepository) logger: ILoggerRepository,
     @Inject(IEventRepository) private eventRepository: IEventRepository,
     @Inject(IJobRepository) private jobRepository: IJobRepository,
@@ -71,8 +69,6 @@ abstract class BaseModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
     logger.setAppName(this.worker);
   }
 
-  abstract getWorker(): ImmichWorker;
-
   async onModuleInit() {
     this.telemetryRepository.setup({ repositories: repositories.map(({ useClass }) => useClass) });
 
@@ -94,23 +90,15 @@ abstract class BaseModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
 @Module({
   imports: [...imports, ScheduleModule.forRoot()],
   controllers: [...controllers],
-  providers: [...common, ...middleware],
+  providers: [...common, ...middleware, { provide: IWorker, useValue: ImmichWorker.API }],
 })
-export class ApiModule extends BaseModule {
-  getWorker() {
-    return ImmichWorker.API;
-  }
-}
+export class ApiModule extends BaseModule {}
 
 @Module({
   imports: [...imports],
-  providers: [...common, SchedulerRegistry],
+  providers: [...common, { provide: IWorker, useValue: ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES }, SchedulerRegistry],
 })
-export class MicroservicesModule extends BaseModule {
-  getWorker() {
-    return ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES;
-  }
-}
+export class MicroservicesModule extends BaseModule {}
 
 @Module({
   imports: [...imports],
diff --git a/server/src/constants.ts b/server/src/constants.ts
index e99970723a..0b9f525c71 100644
--- a/server/src/constants.ts
+++ b/server/src/constants.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export const ADDED_IN_PREFIX = 'This property was added in ';
 
 export const SALT_ROUNDS = 10;
 
+export const IWorker = 'IWorker';
+
 const { version } = JSON.parse(readFileSync('./package.json', 'utf8'));
 export const serverVersion = new SemVer(version);
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/base.service.ts b/server/src/services/base.service.ts
index a312050f08..124e45b62c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/base.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/base.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { BadRequestException, Inject } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, Inject, Optional } from '@nestjs/common';
 import sanitize from 'sanitize-filename';
 import { SystemConfig } from 'src/config';
-import { SALT_ROUNDS } from 'src/constants';
+import { IWorker, SALT_ROUNDS } from 'src/constants';
 import { StorageCore } from 'src/cores/storage.core';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { ImmichWorker } from 'src/enum';
 import { IAccessRepository } from 'src/interfaces/access.interface';
 import { IActivityRepository } from 'src/interfaces/activity.interface';
 import { IAlbumUserRepository } from 'src/interfaces/album-user.interface';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class BaseService {
   protected storageCore: StorageCore;
 
   constructor(
+    @Inject(IWorker) @Optional() protected worker: ImmichWorker | undefined,
     @Inject(ILoggerRepository) protected logger: ILoggerRepository,
     @Inject(IAccessRepository) protected accessRepository: IAccessRepository,
     @Inject(IActivityRepository) protected activityRepository: IActivityRepository,
diff --git a/server/src/services/job.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/job.service.spec.ts
index 03e89b07ec..0e7607f27a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/job.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/job.service.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ describe(JobService.name, () => {
   let telemetryMock: Mocked<ITelemetryRepository>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    ({ sut, assetMock, jobMock, loggerMock, telemetryMock } = newTestService(JobService));
+    ({ sut, assetMock, jobMock, loggerMock, telemetryMock } = newTestService(JobService, {
+      worker: ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES,
+    }));
   });
 
   it('should work', () => {
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ describe(JobService.name, () => {
 
   describe('onConfigUpdate', () => {
     it('should update concurrency', () => {
-      sut.onBootstrap(ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES);
       sut.onConfigUpdate({ oldConfig: defaults, newConfig: defaults });
 
       expect(jobMock.setConcurrency).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(15);
diff --git a/server/src/services/job.service.ts b/server/src/services/job.service.ts
index ff5ddbf006..946d9b1c91 100644
--- a/server/src/services/job.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/job.service.ts
@@ -38,16 +38,9 @@ const asJobItem = (dto: JobCreateDto): JobItem => {
 
 @Injectable()
 export class JobService extends BaseService {
-  private isMicroservices = false;
-
-  @OnEvent({ name: 'app.bootstrap' })
-  onBootstrap(app: ArgOf<'app.bootstrap'>) {
-    this.isMicroservices = app === ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES;
-  }
-
   @OnEvent({ name: 'config.update', server: true })
   onConfigUpdate({ newConfig: config }: ArgOf<'config.update'>) {
-    if (!this.isMicroservices) {
+    if (this.worker !== ImmichWorker.MICROSERVICES) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/server/test/utils.ts b/server/test/utils.ts
index 09c86d1afb..a5a6119033 100644
--- a/server/test/utils.ts
+++ b/server/test/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams } from 'node:child_process';
 import { Writable } from 'node:stream';
 import { PNG } from 'pngjs';
+import { ImmichWorker } from 'src/enum';
 import { IMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/metadata.interface';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { newAccessRepositoryMock } from 'test/repositories/access.repository.mock';
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@ import { newViewRepositoryMock } from 'test/repositories/view.repository.mock';
 import { Readable } from 'typeorm/platform/PlatformTools';
 import { Mocked, vitest } from 'vitest';
 
-type RepositoryOverrides = {
-  metadataRepository: IMetadataRepository;
+type Overrides = {
+  worker?: ImmichWorker;
+  metadataRepository?: IMetadataRepository;
 };
 type BaseServiceArgs = ConstructorParameters<typeof BaseService>;
 type Constructor<Type, Args extends Array<any>> = {
@@ -54,9 +56,11 @@ type Constructor<Type, Args extends Array<any>> = {
 
 export const newTestService = <T extends BaseService>(
   Service: Constructor<T, BaseServiceArgs>,
-  overrides?: RepositoryOverrides,
+  overrides?: Overrides,
 ) => {
-  const { metadataRepository } = overrides || {};
+  const { metadataRepository, worker: workerOverride } = overrides || {};
+
+  const worker = workerOverride || ImmichWorker.API;
 
   const accessMock = newAccessRepositoryMock();
   const loggerMock = newLoggerRepositoryMock();
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ export const newTestService = <T extends BaseService>(
   const viewMock = newViewRepositoryMock();
 
   const sut = new Service(
+    worker,
     loggerMock,
     accessMock,
     activityMock,