diff --git a/app/worker.php b/app/worker.php
index 6fdb49d35a..06dc4c44d8 100644
--- a/app/worker.php
+++ b/app/worker.php
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ Server::setResource('project', function (Message $message, Database $dbForPlatfo
         return $project;
     }
 
-    return $dbForPlatform->getDocument('projects', $project->getId());
+    // NOT all workers need valid DB config so we return empty if this fails
+    try {
+        return $dbForPlatform->getDocument('projects', $project->getId());
+    } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+        return new Document([]);
+    }
+
 }, ['message', 'dbForPlatform']);
 
 Server::setResource('dbForProject', function (Cache $cache, Registry $register, Message $message, Document $project, Database $dbForPlatform) {