diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
index 372d56da0c..a08b5f7569 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scaling/__tests__/scaling.service.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { mockLogger, mockInstance } from '@n8n/backend-test-utils';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import type { ExecutionRepository } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Container } from '@n8n/di';
 import * as BullModule from 'bull';
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ describe('ScalingService', () => {
 
 	const instanceSettings = Container.get(InstanceSettings);
 	const jobProcessor = mock<JobProcessor>();
+	const executionRepository = mock<ExecutionRepository>();
 
 	let scalingService: ScalingService;
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ describe('ScalingService', () => {
 			mock(),
 			jobProcessor,
 			globalConfig,
-			mock(),
+			executionRepository,
 			instanceSettings,
 			mock(),
 		);
@@ -359,4 +361,36 @@ describe('ScalingService', () => {
 			});
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('recoverFromQueue', () => {
+		it('should mark running executions as crashed if they are missing from the queue and queue is empty', async () => {
+			await scalingService.setupQueue();
+			executionRepository.getInProgressExecutionIds.mockResolvedValue(['123']);
+			queue.getJobs.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+			await scalingService.recoverFromQueue();
+
+			expect(executionRepository.markAsCrashed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['123']);
+		});
+
+		it('should mark running executions as crashed if they are missing from the queue and queue is not empty', async () => {
+			await scalingService.setupQueue();
+			executionRepository.getInProgressExecutionIds.mockResolvedValue(['123']);
+			queue.getJobs.mockResolvedValue([mock<Job>({ data: { executionId: '321' } })]);
+
+			await scalingService.recoverFromQueue();
+
+			expect(executionRepository.markAsCrashed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['123']);
+		});
+
+		it('should not mark running executions as crashed if they are present in the queue', async () => {
+			await scalingService.setupQueue();
+			executionRepository.getInProgressExecutionIds.mockResolvedValue(['123']);
+			queue.getJobs.mockResolvedValue([mock<Job>({ data: { executionId: '123' } })]);
+
+			await scalingService.recoverFromQueue();
+
+			expect(executionRepository.markAsCrashed).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
index d705b0d100..5cc237d6ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scaling/scaling.service.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export class ScalingService {
 	 * Mark in-progress executions as `crashed` if stored in DB as `new` or `running`
 	 * but absent from the queue. Return time until next recovery cycle.
 	 */
-	private async recoverFromQueue() {
+	async recoverFromQueue() {
 		const { waitMs, batchSize } = this.queueRecoveryContext;
 
 		const storedIds = await this.executionRepository.getInProgressExecutionIds(batchSize);
@@ -491,16 +491,9 @@ export class ScalingService {
 		}
 
 		const runningJobs = await this.findJobsByStatus(['active', 'waiting']);
-
 		const queuedIds = new Set(runningJobs.map((job) => job.data.executionId));
 
-		if (queuedIds.size === 0) {
-			this.logger.debug('Completed queue recovery check, no dangling executions');
-			return waitMs;
-		}
-
 		const danglingIds = storedIds.filter((id) => !queuedIds.has(id));
-
 		if (danglingIds.length === 0) {
 			this.logger.debug('Completed queue recovery check, no dangling executions');
 			return waitMs;