diff --git a/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go b/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
index 42b324107..0693dd04e 100644
--- a/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
+++ b/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func initState(ctx context.Context) (*state.State, error) {
 	var state state.State
 	state.Caches.Init()
 	state.Caches.Start()
-	state.Workers.Start()
 
 	// Set the state DB connection
 	dbConn, err := bundb.NewBunDBService(ctx, &state)