diff --git a/services/history-v1/backup-worker-app.mjs b/services/history-v1/backup-worker-app.mjs
index b21e55aafe..0e75edb3ba 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/backup-worker-app.mjs
+++ b/services/history-v1/backup-worker-app.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import express from 'express'
 import logger from '@overleaf/logger'
 import Metrics from '@overleaf/metrics'
 import { expressify } from '@overleaf/promise-utils'
-import { drainQueue, healthCheck } from './storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs'
+import { healthCheck } from './storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs'
 const app = express()
 
 logger.initialize('history-v1-backup-worker')
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
 
 async function triggerGracefulShutdown(server, signal) {
   logger.info({ signal }, 'graceful shutdown: started shutdown sequence')
-  await drainQueue()
   server.close(function () {
     logger.info({ signal }, 'graceful shutdown: closed server')
     setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup.mjs b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup.mjs
index e044fc69b5..656691f708 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup.mjs
+++ b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup.mjs
@@ -93,8 +93,10 @@ process.on('SIGINT', handleSignal)
 process.on('SIGTERM', handleSignal)
 
 function handleSignal() {
-  gracefulShutdownInitiated = true
-  logger.info({}, 'graceful shutdown initiated, draining queue')
+  if (!gracefulShutdownInitiated) {
+    gracefulShutdownInitiated = true
+    logger.info({}, 'graceful shutdown: waiting for backups to complete')
+  }
 }
 
 async function retry(fn, times, delayMs) {
@@ -1071,6 +1073,45 @@ async function main() {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Close all database connections gracefully
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export async function closeConnections() {
+  /** @type {Error[]} */
+  const errors = []
+
+  try {
+    await knex.destroy()
+    console.log('Postgres connection closed')
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error closing Postgres connection:', err)
+    errors.push(/** @type {Error} */ (err))
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await client.close()
+    console.log('MongoDB connection closed')
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error closing MongoDB connection:', err)
+    errors.push(/** @type {Error} */ (err))
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await redis.disconnect()
+    console.log('Redis connection closed')
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error closing Redis connection:', err)
+    errors.push(/** @type {Error} */ (err))
+  }
+
+  if (errors.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to close ${errors.length} connection(s): ${errors.map(e => e.message).join(', ')}`
+    )
+  }
+}
+
 // Only run command-line interface when script is run directly
 if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
   main()
@@ -1083,30 +1124,7 @@ if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
       console.error('Error backing up project:', err)
       process.exit(1)
     })
-    .finally(() => {
-      knex
-        .destroy()
-        .then(() => {
-          console.log('Postgres connection closed')
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-          console.error('Error closing Postgres connection:', err)
-        })
-      client
-        .close()
-        .then(() => {
-          console.log('MongoDB connection closed')
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-          console.error('Error closing MongoDB connection:', err)
-        })
-      redis
-        .disconnect()
-        .then(() => {
-          console.log('Redis connection closed')
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-          console.error('Error closing Redis connection:', err)
-        })
+    .finally(async () => {
+      await closeConnections()
     })
 }
diff --git a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
index 0196d02422..ba630293be 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
+++ b/services/history-v1/storage/scripts/backup_worker.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   backupProject,
   initializeProjects,
   configureBackup,
+  closeConnections,
 } from './backup.mjs'
 
 const JOB_CONCURRENCY = parseInt(process.env.JOB_CONCURRENCY, 10) || 15
@@ -20,6 +21,19 @@ const LAG_TIME_BUCKETS_HRS = [
 // Configure backup settings to match worker concurrency
 configureBackup({ concurrency: UPLOAD_CONCURRENCY, useSecondary: true })
 
+let gracefulShutdownInitiated = false
+
+process.on('SIGINT', handleSignal)
+process.on('SIGTERM', handleSignal)
+
+async function handleSignal() {
+  if (!gracefulShutdownInitiated) {
+    gracefulShutdownInitiated = true
+    logger.info({}, 'graceful shutdown: stopping backup worker')
+    await drainQueue()
+  }
+}
+
 // Create a Bull queue named 'backup'
 const backupQueue = new Queue('backup', {
   redis: redisOptions,
@@ -62,11 +76,11 @@ backupQueue.on('lock-extension-failed', (job, err) => {
 })
 
 backupQueue.on('paused', () => {
-  logger.info('queue paused')
+  logger.info({}, 'queue paused')
 })
 
 backupQueue.on('resumed', () => {
-  logger.info('queue resumed')
+  logger.info({}, 'queue resumed')
 })
 
 // Process jobs
@@ -138,10 +152,10 @@ async function runInit(startDate, endDate) {
 }
 
 export async function drainQueue() {
-  logger.info({ queue: backupQueue.name }, 'pausing queue')
-  await backupQueue.pause(true) // pause this worker and wait for jobs to finish
   logger.info({ queue: backupQueue.name }, 'closing queue')
   await backupQueue.close()
+  logger.info({ queue: backupQueue.name }, 'closing database connections')
+  await closeConnections()
 }
 
 export async function healthCheck() {