diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts b/apps/rowboat/app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
index d441d2cb..5214670a 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,52 @@
 import '../lib/loadenv';
 import { container } from "@/di/container";
 import { IJobsWorker } from "@/src/application/workers/jobs.worker";
+import { IJobRulesWorker } from "@/src/application/workers/job-rules.worker";
+
+// this is the old script which just launches job-worker
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// (async () => {
+//     try {
+//         const jobsWorker = container.resolve<IJobsWorker>('jobsWorker');
+//         await jobsWorker.run();
+//     } catch (error) {
+//         console.error(`Unable to run jobs worker: ${error}`);
+//     }
+// })();
 
 (async () => {
     try {
         const jobsWorker = container.resolve<IJobsWorker>('jobsWorker');
+        const rulesWorker = container.resolve<IJobRulesWorker>('jobRulesWorker');
+
+        // Start jobs worker first so subscription is ready before rules publish
         await jobsWorker.run();
+        await rulesWorker.run();
+
+        const shutdown = async (signal: string) => {
+            console.log(`[worker] ${signal} received, shutting down...`);
+            try {
+                await Promise.allSettled([
+                    jobsWorker.stop(),
+                    rulesWorker.stop(),
+                ]);
+            } finally {
+                process.exit(0);
+            }
+        };
+
+        process.on('SIGINT', () => shutdown('SIGINT'));
+        process.on('SIGTERM', () => shutdown('SIGTERM'));
+        process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
+            console.error('[worker] uncaughtException', err);
+            shutdown('uncaughtException');
+        });
+        process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {
+            console.error('[worker] unhandledRejection', reason);
+            shutdown('unhandledRejection');
+        });
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error(`Unable to run jobs worker: ${error}`);
+        console.error('Unable to start combined worker:', error);
+        process.exit(1);
     }
 })();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/package.json b/apps/rowboat/package.json
index c1f371d8..025d88dc 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/package.json
+++ b/apps/rowboat/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
     "setupQdrant": "tsx app/scripts/setup_qdrant.ts",
     "deleteQdrant": "tsx app/scripts/delete_qdrant.ts",
     "rag-worker": "tsx app/scripts/rag-worker.ts",
-    "jobs-worker": "tsx app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts",
-    "job-rules-worker": "tsx app/scripts/job-rules.worker.ts"
+    "jobs-worker": "tsx app/scripts/jobs-worker.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ai-sdk/openai": "^1.3.21",
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 60d1bc15..b31c4ed9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@ services:
       - COMPOSIO_API_KEY=${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  job-rules-worker:
-    build:
-      context: ./apps/rowboat
-      dockerfile: scripts.Dockerfile
-    command: ["npm", "run", "job-rules-worker"]
-    environment:
-      - MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://mongo:27017/rowboat
-      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
-    restart: unless-stopped
-
   # chat_widget:
   #   build:
   #     context: ./apps/experimental/chat_widget