diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
index d2cf986af2..af3958c25a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 			this.logger.info(`Received ${signal}. Shutting down...`);
 			this.shutdownService.shutdown();
 
-			await Promise.all([this.stopProcess(), this.shutdownService.waitForShutdown()]);
+			await this.shutdownService.waitForShutdown();
+
+			await this.stopProcess();
 
 			clearTimeout(forceShutdownTimer);
 		};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
index 1473ed13ff..5e75e4792d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Container } from 'typedi';
 import { Flags, type Config } from '@oclif/core';
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
-import { sleep, ApplicationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { ApplicationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import * as Db from '@/Db';
 import * as ResponseHelper from '@/ResponseHelper';
@@ -61,23 +61,6 @@ export class Worker extends BaseCommand {
 
 		try {
 			await this.externalHooks?.run('n8n.stop', []);
-
-			const hardStopTimeMs = Date.now() + this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS * 1000;
-
-			// Wait for active workflow executions to finish
-			let count = 0;
-			while (this.jobProcessor.getRunningJobIds().length !== 0) {
-				if (count++ % 4 === 0) {
-					const waitLeft = Math.ceil((hardStopTimeMs - Date.now()) / 1000);
-					this.logger.info(
-						`Waiting for ${
-							Object.keys(this.jobProcessor.getRunningJobIds()).length
-						} active executions to finish... (max wait ${waitLeft} more seconds)`,
-					);
-				}
-
-				await sleep(500);
-			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			await this.exitWithCrash('There was an error shutting down n8n.', error);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
index 6883a96ffd..0603309e20 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { Job, JobData, JobOptions, JobQueue } from '../types';
 import { ApplicationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { mockInstance } from '@test/mocking';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import type { JobProcessor } from '../job-processor';
 
 const queue = mock<JobQueue>({
 	client: { ping: jest.fn() },
@@ -100,23 +101,27 @@ describe('ScalingService', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	describe('pauseQueue', () => {
-		it('should pause the queue', async () => {
+	describe('stop', () => {
+		it('should pause the queue and check for running jobs', async () => {
 			/**
 			 * Arrange
 			 */
-			const scalingService = new ScalingService(mock(), mock(), mock(), globalConfig);
+			const jobProcessor = mock<JobProcessor>();
+			const scalingService = new ScalingService(mock(), mock(), jobProcessor, globalConfig);
 			await scalingService.setupQueue();
+			jobProcessor.getRunningJobIds.mockReturnValue([]);
+			const getRunningJobsCountSpy = jest.spyOn(scalingService, 'getRunningJobsCount');
 
 			/**
 			 * Act
 			 */
-			await scalingService.pauseQueue();
+			await scalingService.stop();
 
 			/**
 			 * Assert
 			 */
 			expect(queue.pause).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, true);
+			expect(getRunningJobsCountSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
index f26feebc58..a30e797ccb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Container, { Service } from 'typedi';
-import { ApplicationError, BINARY_ENCODING } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { ApplicationError, BINARY_ENCODING, sleep } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { ActiveExecutions } from '@/ActiveExecutions';
 import config from '@/config';
 import { Logger } from '@/Logger';
@@ -59,10 +59,22 @@ export class ScalingService {
 	}
 
 	@OnShutdown(HIGHEST_SHUTDOWN_PRIORITY)
-	async pauseQueue() {
+	async stop() {
 		await this.queue.pause(true, true);
 
 		this.logger.debug('[ScalingService] Queue paused');
+
+		let count = 0;
+
+		while (this.getRunningJobsCount() !== 0) {
+			if (count++ % 4 === 0) {
+				this.logger.info(
+					`Waiting for ${this.getRunningJobsCount()} active executions to finish...`,
+				);
+			}
+
+			await sleep(500);
+		}
 	}
 
 	async pingQueue() {
@@ -113,6 +125,10 @@ export class ScalingService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	getRunningJobsCount() {
+		return this.jobProcessor.getRunningJobIds().length;
+	}
+
 	// #endregion
 
 	// #region Listeners