diff --git a/server/apps/microservices/src/microservices.module.ts b/server/apps/microservices/src/microservices.module.ts
index 4f94f4a09d..7fa81b6dc2 100644
--- a/server/apps/microservices/src/microservices.module.ts
+++ b/server/apps/microservices/src/microservices.module.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { GenerateChecksumProcessor } from './processors/generate-checksum.proces
 import { MachineLearningProcessor } from './processors/machine-learning.processor';
 import { MetadataExtractionProcessor } from './processors/metadata-extraction.processor';
 import { ThumbnailGeneratorProcessor } from './processors/thumbnail.processor';
+import { UserDeletionProcessor } from './processors/user-deletion.processor';
 import { VideoTranscodeProcessor } from './processors/video-transcode.processor';
 
 @Module({
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ import { VideoTranscodeProcessor } from './processors/video-transcode.processor'
       }),
     }),
     BullModule.registerQueue(
+      {
+        name: QueueNameEnum.USER_DELETION,
+        defaultJobOptions: {
+          attempts: 3,
+          removeOnComplete: true,
+          removeOnFail: false,
+        },
+      },
       {
         name: QueueNameEnum.THUMBNAIL_GENERATION,
         defaultJobOptions: {
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ import { VideoTranscodeProcessor } from './processors/video-transcode.processor'
     VideoTranscodeProcessor,
     GenerateChecksumProcessor,
     MachineLearningProcessor,
+    UserDeletionProcessor,
   ],
   exports: [],
 })
diff --git a/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/user-deletion.processor.ts b/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/user-deletion.processor.ts
index fa2eb0264b..37719576ec 100644
--- a/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/user-deletion.processor.ts
+++ b/server/apps/microservices/src/processors/user-deletion.processor.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export class UserDeletionProcessor {
     // just for extra protection here
     if (userUtils.isReadyForDeletion(user)) {
       const basePath = APP_UPLOAD_LOCATION;
-      const userAssetDir = join(basePath, user.id)
-      fs.rmSync(userAssetDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
-      await this.assetRepository.delete({ userId: user.id })
+      const userAssetDir = join(basePath, user.id);
+      fs.rmSync(userAssetDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      await this.assetRepository.delete({ userId: user.id });
       await this.userRepository.remove(user);
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/libs/common/src/utils/user-utils.ts b/server/libs/common/src/utils/user-utils.ts
index 7a2e04cdc1..9046ffa46b 100644
--- a/server/libs/common/src/utils/user-utils.ts
+++ b/server/libs/common/src/utils/user-utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function createUserUtils() {
     // get this number (7 days) from some configuration perhaps ?
     const millisecondsDeleteWait = millisecondsInDay * 7;
 
-    const millisecondsSinceDelete = new Date().getTime() - (user.deletedAt?.getTime() ?? 0);
+    const millisecondsSinceDelete = new Date().getTime() - (Date.parse(user.deletedAt.toString()) ?? 0);
     return millisecondsSinceDelete >= millisecondsDeleteWait;
   };
   return { isReadyForDeletion };