diff --git a/server/src/repositories/job.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/job.repository.ts
index d05b18962d..920f3c57d3 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/job.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/job.repository.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class JobRepository {
   private workers: Partial<Record<QueueName, QueueWorker>> = {};
   private handlers: Partial<Record<JobName, JobMapItem>> = {};
   private writeBuffer!: WriteBuffer;
+  private writePool: postgres.Sql | null = null;
   private listenConn: postgres.Sql | null = null;
   private listenReady = false;
   private pauseState: Partial<Record<QueueName, boolean>> = {};
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ export class JobRepository {
   }
 
   async startWorkers() {
-    this.writeBuffer = new WriteBuffer(this.db, (queue) => this.notify(queue));
+    this.writePool = this.createPgConnection({ max: 4, connection: { synchronous_commit: 'off' } });
+    this.writeBuffer = new WriteBuffer(this.writePool, (queue) => this.notify(queue));
 
     // Startup sweep: reset any active jobs from a previous crash
     await Promise.all(
@@ -373,23 +375,28 @@ export class JobRepository {
       .execute();
   }
 
-  private async setupListen(): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.listenConn) {
-      await this.listenConn.end();
-      this.listenConn = null;
-    }
-
+  private createPgConnection(options?: { max?: number; connection?: Record<string, string> }) {
     const { database } = this.configRepository.getEnv();
     const pgConfig = asPostgresConnectionConfig(database.config);
-    this.listenConn = postgres({
+    return postgres({
       host: pgConfig.host,
       port: pgConfig.port,
       username: pgConfig.username,
       password: pgConfig.password as string | undefined,
       database: pgConfig.database,
       ssl: pgConfig.ssl as boolean | undefined,
-      max: 1,
+      max: options?.max ?? 1,
+      connection: options?.connection,
     });
+  }
+
+  private async setupListen(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.listenConn) {
+      await this.listenConn.end();
+      this.listenConn = null;
+    }
+
+    this.listenConn = this.createPgConnection();
 
     for (const queueName of Object.values(QueueName)) {
       await this.listenConn.listen(
@@ -467,7 +474,11 @@ export class JobRepository {
       await this.writeBuffer.flush();
     }
 
-    // Close LISTEN connection
+    // Close dedicated connections
+    if (this.writePool) {
+      await this.writePool.end();
+      this.writePool = null;
+    }
     if (this.listenConn) {
       await this.listenConn.end();
       this.listenConn = null;
diff --git a/server/src/utils/job-queue.util.ts b/server/src/utils/job-queue.util.ts
index 584623463e..c52c9a77e9 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/job-queue.util.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/job-queue.util.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Kysely, Selectable, sql } from 'kysely';
+import postgres from 'postgres';
 import { JOB_CODE_TO_NAME, JobCode, JobQueueStatus, QueueName } from 'src/enum';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema';
 import { JobTable } from 'src/schema/tables/job.table';
 import { JobItem } from 'src/types';
 
+const csvEscape = (s: string) => '"' + s.replace(/"/g, '""') + '"';
+
 export type InsertRow = {
   code: JobCode;
   data: unknown;
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ export class WriteBuffer {
   private timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 
   constructor(
-    private db: Kysely<DB>,
+    private pgPool: postgres.Sql,
     private notify: (queue: QueueName) => Promise<unknown>,
   ) {}
 
@@ -308,16 +311,36 @@ export class WriteBuffer {
     const deferred = this.pending;
     this.pending = null;
 
-    const promises = [];
-    try {
-      for (const [queue, rows] of Object.entries(this.buffers)) {
-        if (rows.length === 0) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        const tableName = QUEUE_TABLE[queue as QueueName];
-        promises.push(this.insertChunk(tableName, rows).then(() => this.notify(queue as QueueName)));
-        rows.length = 0;
+    const promises: Promise<unknown>[] = [];
+
+    for (const [queue, rows] of Object.entries(this.buffers)) {
+      if (rows.length === 0) {
+        continue;
       }
+
+      const queueName = queue as QueueName;
+      const tableName = QUEUE_TABLE[queueName];
+
+      const copyRows: InsertRow[] = [];
+      const insertRows: InsertRow[] = [];
+      for (const row of rows) {
+        if (row.dedupKey) {
+          insertRows.push(row);
+        } else {
+          copyRows.push(row);
+        }
+      }
+      rows.length = 0;
+
+      if (copyRows.length > 0) {
+        promises.push(this.copyInsert(tableName, copyRows).then(() => this.notify(queueName)));
+      }
+      if (insertRows.length > 0) {
+        promises.push(this.insertChunk(tableName, insertRows).then(() => this.notify(queueName)));
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
       await Promise.all(promises);
       deferred?.resolve();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -325,37 +348,37 @@ export class WriteBuffer {
     }
   }
 
-  private insertChunk(tableName: keyof JobTables, rows: InsertRow[]) {
-    return this.db
-      .insertInto(tableName)
-      .columns(['code', 'data', 'priority', 'dedupKey', 'runAfter'])
-      .expression((eb) =>
-        eb
-          .selectFrom(
-            eb
-              .fn('unnest', [
-                sql`${`{${rows.map((r) => r.code)}}`}::"smallint"[]`,
-                sql`${`{${rows.map((r) => {
-                  if (!r.data) return null;
-                  const json = JSON.stringify(r.data);
-                  return '"' + json.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
-                })}}`}::jsonb[]`,
-                sql`${`{${rows.map((r) => r.priority)}}`}::smallint[]`,
-                sql`${`{${rows.map((r) => r.dedupKey)}}`}::text[]`,
-                sql`${`{${rows.map((r) => r.runAfter)}}`}::timestamptz[]`,
-              ])
-              .as('v'),
-          )
-          .selectAll(),
+  private async copyInsert(tableName: string, rows: InsertRow[]) {
+    const writable = await this
+      .pgPool`COPY ${this.pgPool(tableName)} (code, data, priority, "runAfter") FROM STDIN WITH (FORMAT csv)`.writable();
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      const data = row.data != null ? csvEscape(JSON.stringify(row.data)) : '';
+      const priority = row.priority ?? 0;
+      const runAfter = row.runAfter ? row.runAfter.toISOString() : now;
+      writable.write(`${row.code},${data},${priority},${runAfter}\n`);
+    }
+    writable.end();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      writable.on('finish', resolve);
+      writable.on('error', reject);
+    });
+  }
+
+  private insertChunk(tableName: string, rows: InsertRow[]) {
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    return this.pgPool`
+      INSERT INTO ${this.pgPool(tableName)} (code, data, priority, "dedupKey", "runAfter")
+      SELECT * FROM unnest(
+        ${rows.map((r) => r.code)}::smallint[],
+        ${rows.map((r) => (r.data != null ? JSON.stringify(r.data) : null))}::jsonb[],
+        ${rows.map((r) => r.priority ?? 0)}::smallint[],
+        ${rows.map((r) => r.dedupKey)}::text[],
+        ${rows.map((r) => r.runAfter?.toISOString() ?? now)}::timestamptz[]
       )
-      .onConflict((oc) =>
-        oc
-          .column('dedupKey')
-          .where('dedupKey', 'is not', null)
-          .where('status', '=', JobQueueStatus.Pending)
-          .doNothing(),
-      )
-      .execute();
+      ON CONFLICT ("dedupKey") WHERE "dedupKey" IS NOT NULL AND status = ${JobQueueStatus.Pending}
+      DO NOTHING
+    `;
   }
 }
 
@@ -396,10 +419,4 @@ interface QueueWorkerOptions {
   onJob: (job: JobItem) => Promise<unknown>;
 }
 
-type PickByValue<T, V> = {
-  [K in keyof T as T[K] extends V ? K : never]: T[K];
-};
-
-type JobTables = PickByValue<DB, JobTable>;
-
 type Deferred = { promise: Promise<void>; resolve: () => void; reject: (error: unknown) => void };