diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
index 4cdd3e973ee10..f235c58973d9b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { migrateBackendTasks } from '../database/migrateBackendTasks';
 import { DbTasksRow, DB_TASKS_TABLE } from '../database/tables';
 import { TaskWorker } from './TaskWorker';
 import { TaskSettingsV2 } from './types';
-import { AbortSignal } from 'node-abort-controller';
 
 describe('TaskWorker', () => {
   const logger = getVoidLogger();
@@ -125,28 +124,20 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
       const knex = await databases.init(databaseId);
       await migrateBackendTasks(knex);
 
-      const fn = jest.fn();
-      const promise = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-        fn.mockImplementation(() => {
-          if (fn.mock.calls.length === 3) {
-            resolve();
-          }
-          throw new Error('failed');
-        });
-      });
+      const fn = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('failed'));
       const settings: TaskSettingsV2 = {
         version: 2,
         initialDelayDuration: undefined,
         cadence: '* * * * * *',
         timeoutAfterDuration: Duration.fromMillis(60000).toISO(),
       };
-
-      const worker = new TaskWorker('task1', fn, knex, logger);
+      const checkFrequency = Duration.fromObject({ milliseconds: 100 });
+      const worker = new TaskWorker('task1', fn, knex, logger, checkFrequency);
       worker.start(settings);
 
-      await promise;
-      expect(fn).toBeCalledTimes(3);
-      expect(fn).toBeCalledWith(expect.any(AbortSignal));
+      await waitForExpect(() => {
+        expect(fn).toBeCalledTimes(3);
+      });
     },
     60_000,
   );
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index 84f45a7fe6b46..edec453a69a27 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { TaskFunction, TaskSettingsV2, taskSettingsV2Schema } from './types';
 import { delegateAbortController, nowPlus, sleep } from './util';
 import { CronTime } from 'cron';
 
-const WORK_CHECK_FREQUENCY = Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 5 });
+const DEFAULT_WORK_CHECK_FREQUENCY = Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 5 });
 
 /**
  * Performs the actual work of a task.
@@ -32,17 +32,13 @@ const WORK_CHECK_FREQUENCY = Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 5 });
  * @private
  */
 export class TaskWorker {
-  private readonly taskId: string;
-  private readonly fn: TaskFunction;
-  private readonly knex: Knex;
-  private readonly logger: Logger;
-
-  constructor(taskId: string, fn: TaskFunction, knex: Knex, logger: Logger) {
-    this.taskId = taskId;
-    this.fn = fn;
-    this.knex = knex;
-    this.logger = logger;
-  }
+  constructor(
+    private readonly taskId: string,
+    private readonly fn: TaskFunction,
+    private readonly knex: Knex,
+    private readonly logger: Logger,
+    private readonly workCheckFrequency: Duration = DEFAULT_WORK_CHECK_FREQUENCY,
+  ) {}
 
   async start(settings: TaskSettingsV2, options?: { signal?: AbortSignal }) {
     try {
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
             break;
           }
 
-          await sleep(WORK_CHECK_FREQUENCY, options?.signal);
+          await sleep(this.workCheckFrequency, options?.signal);
         }
         this.logger.info(`Task worker finished: ${this.taskId}`);
       } catch (e) {