diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/background/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/background/index.ts
index 38b58680c..ac3d1d32e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/background/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/background/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type Bull from "bull";
+import { noop } from "@/queue/processors/noop.js";
 
 const jobs = {} as Record<string, Bull.ProcessCallbackFunction<Record<string, unknown>>>;
 
@@ -6,4 +7,6 @@ export default function (q: Bull.Queue) {
 	for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(jobs)) {
 		q.process(k, 16, v);
 	}
+
+	q.process(noop);
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/index.ts
index d20fc2c71..9100d458f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { importMastoPost } from "./import-masto-post.js";
 import { importCkPost } from "./import-firefish-post.js";
 import { importBlocking } from "./import-blocking.js";
 import { importCustomEmojis } from "./import-custom-emojis.js";
+import { noop } from "@/queue/processors/noop.js";
 
 const jobs = {
 	deleteDriveFiles,
@@ -44,4 +45,6 @@ export default function (dbQueue: Bull.Queue<DbJobData>) {
 	for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(jobs)) {
 		dbQueue.process(k, v);
 	}
+
+	dbQueue.process(noop);
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
index 65471a559..946281c89 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const logger = new Logger("deliver");
 let latest: string | null = null;
 
 export default async (job: Bull.Job<DeliverJobData>) => {
+	if (job.data == null || Object.keys(job.data).length === 0) return "Skip (data was null or empty)";
 	const { host } = new URL(job.data.to);
 	const puny = toPuny(host);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/ended-poll-notification.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/ended-poll-notification.ts
index c652d6216..cbdc67440 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/ended-poll-notification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/ended-poll-notification.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ export async function endedPollNotification(
 	job: Bull.Job<EndedPollNotificationJobData>,
 	done: any,
 ): Promise<void> {
+	if (job.data == null || Object.keys(job.data).length === 0) {
+		done();
+		return;
+	}
 	const note = await Notes.findOneBy({ id: job.data.noteId });
 	if (note == null || !note.hasPoll) {
 		done();
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/inbox.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/inbox.ts
index 3c87727c4..2fe4bf653 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/inbox.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/inbox.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const logger = new Logger("inbox");
 
 // Processing when an activity arrives in the user's inbox
 export default async (job: Bull.Job<InboxJobData>): Promise<string> => {
+	if (job.data == null || Object.keys(job.data).length === 0) return "Skip (data was null or empty)";
 	const signature = job.data.signature; // HTTP-signature
 	let activity = job.data.activity;
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/noop.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/noop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5be01d1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/noop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import Bull from "bull";
+
+// Processor to be registered for jobs with __default__ (unnamed) handlers in queues that only have named handlers
+// Prevents sporadic bogus jobs from clogging up the queues
+export async function noop(_: Bull.Job): Promise<void> { }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/object-storage/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/object-storage/index.ts
index 5f90d4cd0..1c24f5244 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/object-storage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/object-storage/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type Bull from "bull";
 import type { ObjectStorageJobData } from "@/queue/types.js";
 import deleteFile from "./delete-file.js";
 import cleanRemoteFiles from "./clean-remote-files.js";
+import { noop } from "@/queue/processors/noop.js";
 
 const jobs = {
 	deleteFile,
@@ -16,4 +17,6 @@ export default function (q: Bull.Queue) {
 	for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(jobs)) {
 		q.process(k, 16, v);
 	}
+
+	q.process(noop);
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/system/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/system/index.ts
index 697d24d06..2ff2c636e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/system/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/system/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { checkExpiredMutings } from "./check-expired-mutings.js";
 import { clean } from "./clean.js";
 import { setLocalEmojiSizes } from "./local-emoji-size.js";
 import { verifyLinks } from "./verify-links.js";
+import { noop } from "@/queue/processors/noop.js";
 
 const jobs = {
 	tickCharts,
@@ -25,4 +26,6 @@ export default function (dbQueue: Bull.Queue<Record<string, unknown>>) {
 	for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(jobs)) {
 		dbQueue.process(k, v);
 	}
+
+	dbQueue.process(noop);
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/webhook-deliver.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/webhook-deliver.ts
index 904291da2..84397033e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/webhook-deliver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/webhook-deliver.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import config from "@/config/index.js";
 const logger = new Logger("webhook");
 
 export default async (job: Bull.Job<WebhookDeliverJobData>) => {
+	if (job.data == null || Object.keys(job.data).length === 0) return "Skip (data was null or empty)";
 	try {
 		logger.debug(`delivering ${job.data.webhookId}`);