diff --git a/packages/cli/src/WaitTracker.ts b/packages/cli/src/WaitTracker.ts
index 80eb337eaf..4bbf3dd026 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/WaitTracker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/WaitTracker.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ import {
 	WorkflowOperationError,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { Container, Service } from 'typedi';
-import type { FindManyOptions, ObjectLiteral } from 'typeorm';
-import { Not, LessThanOrEqual } from 'typeorm';
-import { DateUtils } from 'typeorm/util/DateUtils';
-
-import config from '@/config';
 import * as ResponseHelper from '@/ResponseHelper';
 import type {
 	IExecutionResponse,
@@ -18,7 +13,6 @@ import type {
 import { WorkflowRunner } from '@/WorkflowRunner';
 import { recoverExecutionDataFromEventLogMessages } from './eventbus/MessageEventBus/recoverEvents';
 import { ExecutionRepository } from '@db/repositories/execution.repository';
-import type { ExecutionEntity } from '@db/entities/ExecutionEntity';
 import { OwnershipService } from './services/ownership.service';
 import { Logger } from '@/Logger';
 
@@ -48,28 +42,8 @@ export class WaitTracker {
 
 	async getWaitingExecutions() {
 		this.logger.debug('Wait tracker querying database for waiting executions');
-		// Find all the executions which should be triggered in the next 70 seconds
-		const findQuery: FindManyOptions<ExecutionEntity> = {
-			select: ['id', 'waitTill'],
-			where: {
-				waitTill: LessThanOrEqual(new Date(Date.now() + 70000)),
-				status: Not('crashed'),
-			},
-			order: {
-				waitTill: 'ASC',
-			},
-		};
 
-		const dbType = config.getEnv('database.type');
-		if (dbType === 'sqlite') {
-			// This is needed because of issue in TypeORM <> SQLite:
-			// https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/issues/2286
-			(findQuery.where! as ObjectLiteral).waitTill = LessThanOrEqual(
-				DateUtils.mixedDateToUtcDatetimeString(new Date(Date.now() + 70000)),
-			);
-		}
-
-		const executions = await this.executionRepository.findMultipleExecutions(findQuery);
+		const executions = await this.executionRepository.getWaitingExecutions();
 
 		if (executions.length === 0) {
 			return;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
index 54a9f2ece6..89b032ab06 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
@@ -516,4 +516,28 @@ export class ExecutionRepository extends Repository<ExecutionEntity> {
 	async deleteByIds(executionIds: string[]) {
 		return this.delete({ id: In(executionIds) });
 	}
+
+	async getWaitingExecutions() {
+		// Find all the executions which should be triggered in the next 70 seconds
+		const waitTill = new Date(Date.now() + 70000);
+		const where: FindOptionsWhere<ExecutionEntity> = {
+			waitTill: LessThanOrEqual(waitTill),
+			status: Not('crashed'),
+		};
+
+		const dbType = config.getEnv('database.type');
+		if (dbType === 'sqlite') {
+			// This is needed because of issue in TypeORM <> SQLite:
+			// https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/issues/2286
+			where.waitTill = LessThanOrEqual(DateUtils.mixedDateToUtcDatetimeString(waitTill));
+		}
+
+		return this.findMultipleExecutions({
+			select: ['id', 'waitTill'],
+			where,
+			order: {
+				waitTill: 'ASC',
+			},
+		});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e101e77557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import Container from 'typedi';
+import type { EntityMetadata } from 'typeorm';
+import { EntityManager, DataSource, Not, LessThanOrEqual } from 'typeorm';
+
+import config from '@/config';
+import { ExecutionEntity } from '@db/entities/ExecutionEntity';
+import { ExecutionRepository } from '@db/repositories/execution.repository';
+
+import { mockInstance } from '../../shared/mocking';
+
+describe('ExecutionRepository', () => {
+	const entityManager = mockInstance(EntityManager);
+	const dataSource = mockInstance(DataSource, { manager: entityManager });
+	dataSource.getMetadata.mockReturnValue(mock<EntityMetadata>({ target: ExecutionEntity }));
+	Object.assign(entityManager, { connection: dataSource });
+
+	const executionRepository = Container.get(ExecutionRepository);
+	const mockDate = new Date('2023-12-28 12:34:56.789Z');
+
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		jest.clearAllMocks();
+		jest.useFakeTimers().setSystemTime(mockDate);
+	});
+
+	afterAll(() => jest.useRealTimers());
+
+	describe('getWaitingExecutions()', () => {
+		test.each(['sqlite', 'postgres'])(
+			'on %s, should be called with expected args',
+			async (dbType) => {
+				jest.spyOn(config, 'getEnv').mockReturnValueOnce(dbType);
+				entityManager.find.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+
+				await executionRepository.getWaitingExecutions();
+
+				expect(entityManager.find).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ExecutionEntity, {
+					order: { waitTill: 'ASC' },
+					select: ['id', 'waitTill'],
+					where: {
+						status: Not('crashed'),
+						waitTill: LessThanOrEqual(
+							dbType === 'sqlite'
+								? '2023-12-28 12:36:06.789'
+								: new Date('2023-12-28T12:36:06.789Z'),
+						),
+					},
+				});
+			},
+		);
+	});
+});