diff --git a/api/users/:uuid/inbox/index.ts b/api/users/:uuid/inbox/index.ts
index f8b6c6b2..6d9091ac 100644
--- a/api/users/:uuid/inbox/index.ts
+++ b/api/users/:uuid/inbox/index.ts
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ export default apiRoute((app) =>
                 }
             });
 
-            inboxWorker.on("failed", (job) => {
+            inboxWorker.on("failed", (job, error) => {
                 if (job && job.id === result.id) {
-                    reject(job.returnvalue);
+                    reject(error);
                 }
             });
         });
diff --git a/worker.ts b/worker.ts
index 9d653740..fc31d0ec 100644
--- a/worker.ts
+++ b/worker.ts
@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@ export const inboxWorker = new Worker<InboxJobData, Response, InboxJobType>(
             }
         }
     },
-    { connection },
+    { connection, removeOnComplete: { count: 0 } },
 );