diff --git a/producer.go b/producer.go
index 93db03e6..1fba620a 100644
--- a/producer.go
+++ b/producer.go
@@ -392,10 +392,18 @@ func (p *producer) StartWorkContext(fetchCtx, workCtx context.Context) error {
 		}
 
 		var subroutineWG sync.WaitGroup
-		subroutineWG.Add(3)
 		subroutineCtx, cancelSubroutines := context.WithCancelCause(context.WithoutCancel(fetchCtx))
+
+		subroutineWG.Add(1)
+		go p.fetchPollLoop(subroutineCtx, &subroutineWG)
+
+		subroutineWG.Add(1)
 		go p.heartbeatLogLoop(subroutineCtx, &subroutineWG)
+
+		subroutineWG.Add(1)
 		go p.reportQueueStatusLoop(subroutineCtx, &subroutineWG)
+
+		subroutineWG.Add(1)
 		go p.reportProducerStatusLoop(subroutineCtx, &subroutineWG)
 
 		if p.config.Notifier == nil {
@@ -513,23 +521,6 @@ func (p *producer) fetchAndRunLoop(fetchCtx, workCtx context.Context) {
 	// an insert notification or a fetch poll.
 	p.fetchLimiter.Call()
 
-	fetchPollTimer := time.NewTimer(p.config.FetchPollInterval)
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-fetchCtx.Done():
-				// Stop fetch timer so no more fetches are triggered.
-				if !fetchPollTimer.Stop() {
-					<-fetchPollTimer.C
-				}
-				return
-			case <-fetchPollTimer.C:
-				p.fetchLimiter.Call()
-				fetchPollTimer.Reset(p.config.FetchPollInterval)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
 	fetchResultCh := make(chan producerFetchResult)
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -598,6 +589,29 @@ func (p *producer) fetchAndRunLoop(fetchCtx, workCtx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Loops every FetchPollInterval to check for jobs. This is meant as a back up
+// in case something with listen/notify didn't work, or the fetch limiter was
+// limited so there's still jobs to pick up, and it's also important in
+// poll-only mode.
+func (p *producer) fetchPollLoop(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	fetchPollTimer := time.NewTimer(p.config.FetchPollInterval)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Stop fetch timer so no more fetches are triggered.
+			if !fetchPollTimer.Stop() {
+				<-fetchPollTimer.C
+			}
+			return
+		case <-fetchPollTimer.C:
+			p.fetchLimiter.Call()
+			fetchPollTimer.Reset(p.config.FetchPollInterval)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (p *producer) innerFetchLoop(workCtx context.Context, fetchResultCh chan producerFetchResult) {
 	var limit int
 	if p.paused {