diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts
index ac7cdf550b..c05bbffbe9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function newJob(queue: string, message: any) {
     timestamp: Date.now(),
     queue: queue,
     data: message,
+    opts: {},
   }
 }