diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
index e0c307a59d..23b1b06f10 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/__tests__/queue.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { getQueueToken } from '@nestjs/bullmq';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
 import test from 'ava';
+import { Queue as Bullmq } from 'bullmq';
 import { CLS_ID, ClsServiceManager } from 'nestjs-cls';
 import Sinon from 'sinon';
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import { JobHandlerScanner } from '../scanner';
 let module: TestingModule;
 let queue: JobQueue;
 let executor: JobExecutor;
+let bullmq: Bullmq;
 
 declare global {
   interface Jobs {
@@ -62,9 +65,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
               stalledInterval: 100,
             },
           },
-          queue: {
-            defaultJobOptions: { delay: 1000 },
-          },
         },
       }),
       JobModule.forRoot(),
@@ -78,13 +78,12 @@ test.before(async () => {
 
   queue = module.get(JobQueue);
   executor = module.get(JobExecutor);
+  bullmq = module.get(getQueueToken('nightly'), { strict: false });
 });
 
-test.afterEach(async () => {
-  // @ts-expect-error private api
-  const inner = queue.getQueue('nightly');
-  await inner.obliterate({ force: true });
-  await inner.resume();
+test.beforeEach(async () => {
+  await bullmq.obliterate({ force: true });
+  await bullmq.resume();
 });
 
 test.after.always(async () => {
@@ -106,25 +105,20 @@ test('should register job handler', async t => {
 test('should add job to queue', async t => {
   const job = await queue.add('nightly.__test__job', { name: 'test' });
 
-  // @ts-expect-error private api
-  const innerQueue = queue.getQueue('nightly');
-  const queuedJob = await innerQueue.getJob(job.id!);
+  const queuedJob = await queue.get(job.id!, job.name as JobName);
 
-  t.is(queuedJob.name, job.name);
+  t.is(queuedJob!.name, job.name);
 });
 
 test('should remove job from queue', async t => {
   const job = await queue.add('nightly.__test__job', { name: 'test' });
 
-  // @ts-expect-error private api
-  const innerQueue = queue.getQueue('nightly');
-
   const data = await queue.remove(job.id!, job.name as JobName);
 
   t.deepEqual(data, { name: 'test' });
 
   const nullData = await queue.remove(job.id!, job.name as JobName);
-  const nullJob = await innerQueue.getJob(job.id!);
+  const nullJob = await bullmq.getJob(job.id!);
 
   t.is(nullData, undefined);
   t.is(nullJob, undefined);
@@ -137,7 +131,6 @@ test('should start workers', async t => {
   const worker = executor.workers.get('nightly')!;
 
   t.truthy(worker);
-  t.true(worker.isRunning());
 });
 
 test('should dispatch job handler', async t => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/def.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/def.ts
index c5994fb7f9..d1f2aa60eb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/def.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/def.ts
@@ -65,5 +65,7 @@ export function getJobHandlerMetadata(target: any): JobName[] {
 }
 
 export enum JOB_SIGNAL {
-  RETRY = 'retry',
+  Retry = 'retry',
+  Repeat = 'repeat',
+  Done = 'done',
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
index 08f4003a27..8a06bc3608 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/executor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { getQueueToken } from '@nestjs/bullmq';
 import { Injectable, Logger, OnModuleDestroy } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Worker } from 'bullmq';
+import { ModuleRef } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { Job, Queue as Bullmq, Worker } from 'bullmq';
 import { difference, merge } from 'lodash-es';
 import { CLS_ID, ClsServiceManager } from 'nestjs-cls';
 
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
   constructor(
     private readonly config: Config,
     private readonly redis: QueueRedis,
-    private readonly scanner: JobHandlerScanner
+    private readonly scanner: JobHandlerScanner,
+    private readonly ref: ModuleRef
   ) {}
 
   @OnEvent('config.init')
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
     await this.stopWorkers();
   }
 
-  async run(name: JobName, payload: any) {
+  async run(name: JobName, payload: any): Promise<JOB_SIGNAL | undefined> {
     const ns = namespace(name);
     const handler = this.scanner.getHandler(name);
 
@@ -70,13 +73,9 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
           const signature = `[${name}] (${handler.name})`;
           try {
             this.logger.debug(`Job started: ${signature}`);
-            const result = await handler.fn(payload);
-
-            if (result === JOB_SIGNAL.RETRY) {
-              throw new Error(`Manually job retry`);
-            }
-
+            const ret = await handler.fn(payload);
             this.logger.debug(`Job finished: ${signature}`);
+            return ret;
           } catch (e) {
             this.logger.error(`Job failed: ${signature}`, e);
             throw e;
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
     const activeJobs = metrics.queue.counter('active_jobs');
     activeJobs.add(1, { queue: ns });
     try {
-      await fn();
+      return await fn();
     } finally {
       activeJobs.add(-1, { queue: ns });
     }
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
       const worker = new Worker(
         queue,
         async job => {
-          await this.run(job.name as JobName, job.data);
+          return await this.run(job.name as JobName, job.data);
         },
         merge(
           {},
@@ -135,6 +134,12 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
         this.logger.error(`Queue Worker [${queue}] error`, error);
       });
 
+      worker.on('completed', (job, result) => {
+        this.handleJobReturn(job, result).catch(() => {
+          /* noop */
+        });
+      });
+
       this.logger.log(
         `Queue Worker [${queue}] started; concurrency=${concurrency};`
       );
@@ -143,6 +148,16 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  async handleJobReturn(job: Job, result: JOB_SIGNAL) {
+    if (result === JOB_SIGNAL.Repeat || result === JOB_SIGNAL.Retry) {
+      try {
+        await this.getQueue(job.name).add(job.name, job.data, job.opts);
+      } catch (e) {
+        this.logger.error(`Failed to add job [${job.name}]`, e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private async stopWorkers() {
     await Promise.all(
       Array.from(this.workers.values()).map(async worker => {
@@ -150,4 +165,8 @@ export class JobExecutor implements OnModuleDestroy {
       })
     );
   }
+
+  private getQueue(ns: string): Bullmq {
+    return this.ref.get(getQueueToken(ns), { strict: false });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/queue.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/queue.ts
index be98195249..2515a55b0d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/queue.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/job/queue/queue.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export class JobQueue {
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  async get<T extends JobName>(jobId: string, jobName: T) {
+    const ns = namespace(jobName);
+    const queue = this.getQueue(ns);
+    return (await queue.getJob(jobId)) as Job<Jobs[T]> | undefined;
+  }
+
   private getQueue(ns: string): Queue {
     return this.moduleRef.get(getQueueToken(ns), { strict: false });
   }
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc-service/job.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc-service/job.ts
index f9f1e32cd8..af4809fa3d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc-service/job.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc-service/job.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Cron, CronExpression } from '@nestjs/schedule';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 
-import { JobQueue, metrics, OnJob } from '../../base';
+import { JOB_SIGNAL, JobQueue, metrics, OnJob } from '../../base';
+import { Models } from '../../models';
 import { PgWorkspaceDocStorageAdapter } from '../doc';
 
 declare global {
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ export class DocServiceCronJob {
   constructor(
     private readonly workspace: PgWorkspaceDocStorageAdapter,
     private readonly prisma: PrismaClient,
-    private readonly job: JobQueue
+    private readonly job: JobQueue,
+    private readonly models: Models
   ) {}
 
   @OnJob('doc.mergePendingDocUpdates')
@@ -29,30 +31,40 @@ export class DocServiceCronJob {
     docId,
   }: Jobs['doc.mergePendingDocUpdates']) {
     await this.workspace.getDoc(workspaceId, docId);
+    const updatesLeft = await this.models.doc.getUpdateCount(
+      workspaceId,
+      docId
+    );
+
+    return updatesLeft > 100 ? JOB_SIGNAL.Repeat : JOB_SIGNAL.Done;
   }
 
-  @Cron(CronExpression.EVERY_10_SECONDS)
+  @Cron(CronExpression.EVERY_30_SECONDS)
   async schedule() {
-    const group = await this.prisma.update.groupBy({
-      by: ['workspaceId', 'id'],
-      _count: true,
-    });
+    const group = await this.models.doc.groupedUpdatesCount();
 
     for (const update of group) {
-      if (update._count > 100) {
-        await this.job.add(
-          'doc.mergePendingDocUpdates',
-          {
-            workspaceId: update.workspaceId,
-            docId: update.id,
-          },
-          {
-            jobId: `doc:merge-pending-updates:${update.workspaceId}:${update.id}`,
-            priority: update._count,
-            delay: 0,
-          }
-        );
+      const jobId = `doc:merge-pending-updates:${update.workspaceId}:${update.id}`;
+
+      const job = await this.job.get(jobId, 'doc.mergePendingDocUpdates');
+
+      if (job && job.opts.priority !== 0 && update._count > 100) {
+        // reschedule long pending doc with highest priority, 0 is the highest priority
+        await this.job.remove(jobId, 'doc.mergePendingDocUpdates');
       }
+
+      await this.job.add(
+        'doc.mergePendingDocUpdates',
+        {
+          workspaceId: update.workspaceId,
+          docId: update.id,
+        },
+        {
+          jobId: `doc:merge-pending-updates:${update.workspaceId}:${update.id}`,
+          priority: update._count > 100 ? 0 : 100,
+          delay: 0,
+        }
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
index bed729ab77..08b6552c9b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/doc/adapters/workspace.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export class PgWorkspaceDocStorageAdapter extends DocStorageAdapter {
               // keep it simple to let all update merged in one job
               jobId: `doc:merge-pending-updates:${workspaceId}:${docId}`,
               delay: 30 * 1000 /* 30s */,
+              priority: 100,
             }
           );
           turn++;
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/mail/job.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/mail/job.ts
index aa99ca6f0e..b2b7ef3da1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/mail/job.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/mail/job.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class MailJob {
       ...options,
     });
 
-    return result === false ? JOB_SIGNAL.RETRY : undefined;
+    return result === false ? JOB_SIGNAL.Retry : undefined;
   }
 
   private async fetchWorkspaceProps(workspaceId: string) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/models/doc.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/models/doc.ts
index eb489653c3..63a4cee422 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/models/doc.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/models/doc.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ export class DocModel extends BaseModel {
     return await this.db.update.count();
   }
 
+  async groupedUpdatesCount() {
+    return await this.db.update.groupBy({
+      by: ['workspaceId', 'id'],
+      _count: true,
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Delete updates by workspaceId, docId, and createdAts.
    */