diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.prod.yml b/backend/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 7c3d63a7..be1ad790 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
           memory: 32G
 
   worker:
-    command: python -m dramatiq --processes 20 --threads 16 run_agent_background
+    command: python -m dramatiq --processes 40 --threads 8 run_agent_background
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
diff --git a/backend/run_agent_background.py b/backend/run_agent_background.py
index e957cf9c..2c3dcd48 100644
--- a/backend/run_agent_background.py
+++ b/backend/run_agent_background.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ async def run_agent_background(
         final_status = "running"
         error_message = None
 
+        pending_redis_operations = []
+
         async for response in agent_gen:
             if stop_signal_received:
                 logger.info(f"Agent run {agent_run_id} stopped by signal.")
@@ -133,8 +135,8 @@ async def run_agent_background(
 
             # Store response in Redis list and publish notification
             response_json = json.dumps(response)
-            asyncio.create_task(redis.rpush(response_list_key, response_json))
-            asyncio.create_task(redis.publish(response_channel, "new"))
+            pending_redis_operations.append(redis.rpush(response_list_key, response_json))
+            pending_redis_operations.append(redis.publish(response_channel, "new"))
             total_responses += 1
 
             # Check for agent-signaled completion or error
@@ -231,8 +233,11 @@ async def run_agent_background(
         # Remove the instance-specific active run key
         await _cleanup_redis_instance_key(agent_run_id)
 
-        # Wait for 5 seconds for any pending redis operations to complete
-        await asyncio.sleep(5)
+        # Wait for all pending redis operations to complete, with timeout
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.gather(*pending_redis_operations), timeout=5.0)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            logger.warning(f"Timeout waiting for pending Redis operations for {agent_run_id}")
 
         logger.info(f"Agent run background task fully completed for: {agent_run_id} (Instance: {instance_id}) with final status: {final_status}")