diff --git a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/index.ts b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/index.ts
index de15666215..5ee92543f0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export async function checkMissingMigrations(
   const queue = getAppMigrationQueue()
 
   if (
-    queue &&
     latestMigration &&
     getTimestamp(currentVersion) < getTimestamp(latestMigration)
   ) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/queue.ts b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/queue.ts
index 12f301da0e..d06d039fd0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/appMigrations/queue.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/appMigrations/queue.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type AppMigrationJob = {
 
 // always create app migration queue - so that events can be pushed and read from it
 // across the different api and automation services
-let appMigrationQueue = queue.createQueue<AppMigrationJob>(
+const appMigrationQueue = queue.createQueue<AppMigrationJob>(
   queue.JobQueue.APP_MIGRATION,
   {
     jobOptions: {