diff --git a/app/worker.php b/app/worker.php
index fd9681b37e..563a801b6b 100644
--- a/app/worker.php
+++ b/app/worker.php
@@ -62,13 +62,7 @@ Server::setResource('project', function (Message $message, Database $dbForPlatfo
         return $project;
     }
 
-    // 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([]);
-    }
-
+    return $dbForPlatform->getDocument('projects', $project->getId());
 }, ['message', 'dbForPlatform']);
 
 Server::setResource('dbForProject', function (Cache $cache, Registry $register, Message $message, Document $project, Database $dbForPlatform) {
@@ -435,4 +429,4 @@ $worker->workerStart()
         Console::info("Worker $workerName  started");
     });
 
-$worker->start();
+$worker->start();
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