diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-queues.yml b/.github/workflows/check-queues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5cb5d9ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-queues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Check Queues
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+
+env:
+  BULL_AUTH_KEY: ${{ secrets.BULL_AUTH_KEY }}
+    
+jobs:
+  clean-jobs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Send GET request to check queues
+        run: |
+          response=$(curl --write-out '%{http_code}' --silent --output /dev/null --max-time 180 https://api.firecrawl.dev/admin/${{ secrets.BULL_AUTH_KEY }}/check-queues)
+          if [ "$response" -ne 200 ]; then
+            echo "Failed to check queues. Response: $response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Successfully checked queues. Response: $response"
diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 0ef67e6f..198288f6 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import cluster from "cluster";
 import os from "os";
 import { Job } from "bull";
 import { sendSlackWebhook } from "./services/alerts/slack";
-import { initAlerts } from "./services/alerts";
+import { checkAlerts } from "./services/alerts";
 
 const { createBullBoard } = require("@bull-board/api");
 const { BullAdapter } = require("@bull-board/api/bullAdapter");
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
     }
   });
 
-  initAlerts();
 } else {
   const app = express();
 
+
   global.isProduction = process.env.IS_PRODUCTION === "true";
 
   app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
@@ -246,6 +246,19 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
     }
   });
 
+  app.get(
+    `/admin/${process.env.BULL_AUTH_KEY}/check-queues`,
+    async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        await checkAlerts();
+        return res.status(200).send("Alerts initialized");
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to initialize alerts:", error);
+        return res.status(500).send("Failed to initialize alerts");
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
   app.get(
     `/admin/${process.env.BULL_AUTH_KEY}/clean-before-24h-complete-jobs`,
     async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/alerts/index.ts b/apps/api/src/services/alerts/index.ts
index 8d16489d..b388b1ee 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/alerts/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/alerts/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getWebScraperQueue } from "../queue-service";
 import { sendSlackWebhook } from "./slack";
 
-export function initAlerts() {
+export async function checkAlerts() {
   try {
     if (
       process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL &&
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ export function initAlerts() {
         await checkWaitingQueue();
       };
 
-      setInterval(checkAll, 5 * 60 * 1000); // Run every 5 minutes
+      await checkAll();
+      // setInterval(checkAll, 10000); // Run every 
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Failed to initialize alerts:", error);