diff --git a/.cursor/rules/running_tests.mdc b/.cursor/rules/running_tests.mdc
index 32dc2c7..515c139 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/running_tests.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/running_tests.mdc
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Use the `TEST` variable to select specific tests:
 - Backend: `make test-backend TEST="tests/test_booking.py"` or `TEST="tests/test_booking.py::TestClass::test_method"`
 - Frontend: `make test-frontend TEST="app/login"` (file pattern)
 - E2E: `make test-e2e TEST="auth"` (matches e2e/auth.spec.ts)
-- Don't do `2>&1 | tail`. Let the output hit the console when running the tests.
+- Don't use `tail`. Let the output hit the console when running the tests.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a79d834..62d3db3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ db-seed: db-ready
 dev:
 	$(MAKE) db-seed
 	cd backend && uv run uvicorn main:app --reload & \
-	cd frontend && npm run dev & \
 	cd backend && uv run python worker.py & \
+	cd frontend && npm run dev & \
 	wait
 
 # TEST variable can be used to select specific tests:
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 5f49358..6892b8f 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-jose[cryptography]>=3.3.0",
     "email-validator>=2.0.0",
     "bech32>=1.2.0",
-    "pgqueuer>=0.1.0",
+    "pgqueuer>=0.14.0",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/backend/worker.py b/backend/worker.py
index f304871..68c2bb5 100644
--- a/backend/worker.py
+++ b/backend/worker.py
@@ -1,62 +1,73 @@
-"""Worker process for processing async jobs using pgqueuer."""
+"""Background job worker using pgqueuer."""
 
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 
 import asyncpg
-from pgqueuer import AsyncpgDriver, PgQueuer, Queries
+from pgqueuer import Job, QueueManager
+from pgqueuer.db import AsyncpgDriver
+from pgqueuer.queries import Queries
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger("worker")
 
-# Get DATABASE_URL and convert from SQLAlchemy format (postgresql+asyncpg://)
-# to asyncpg format (postgresql://)
-_raw_db_url = os.getenv(
+# SQLAlchemy uses postgresql+asyncpg://, but asyncpg needs postgresql://
+_raw_url = os.getenv(
     "DATABASE_URL", "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/arbret"
 )
-DATABASE_URL = _raw_db_url.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
+DATABASE_URL = _raw_url.replace("postgresql+asyncpg://", "postgresql://")
 
 
-async def main() -> None:
-    """Main worker loop."""
-    logger.info("Starting worker...")
-
-    # Connect to database independently
+async def install_schema() -> None:
+    """Install pgqueuer schema if not already present."""
     conn = await asyncpg.connect(DATABASE_URL)
-    driver = AsyncpgDriver(conn)
-
-    # Install pgqueuer schema (creates tables if they don't exist)
-    queries = Queries.from_asyncpg_connection(conn)
     try:
-        await queries.install()
-        logger.info("pgqueuer schema installed")
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Schema might already exist, which is fine
-        if "already exists" in str(e).lower():
-            logger.info("pgqueuer schema already exists")
+        queries = Queries.from_asyncpg_connection(conn)
+        # Check if schema is already installed by looking for the main table
+        if not await queries.has_table("pgqueuer"):
+            await queries.install()
+            logger.info("pgqueuer schema installed")
         else:
-            raise
-
-    # Initialize pgqueuer
-    pgq = PgQueuer(connection=driver)
-
-    # Register job handlers using entrypoint decorator
-    @pgq.entrypoint("dummy")  # type: ignore[type-var]
-    async def dummy_job_handler(payload: dict) -> None:
-        """Dummy job handler for testing."""
-        logger.info(f"Processing dummy job with payload: {payload}")
-
-    logger.info("Worker started, waiting for jobs...")
-
-    # Start consuming jobs
-    try:
-        await pgq.run()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logger.info("Worker shutting down...")
+            logger.info("pgqueuer schema already exists")
     finally:
         await conn.close()
 
 
+def register_job_handlers(qm: QueueManager) -> None:
+    """Register all job handlers with the queue manager."""
+
+    @qm.entrypoint("random_number")
+    async def process_random_number(job: Job) -> None:
+        """Process a random number job (placeholder - just logs for now)."""
+        payload_str = job.payload.decode() if job.payload else ""
+        logger.info(f"Processing random_number job {job.id}: {payload_str}")
+
+
+async def main() -> None:
+    """Main worker entry point."""
+    logger.info("Installing pgqueuer schema...")
+    await install_schema()
+
+    logger.info("Connecting to database...")
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(DATABASE_URL)
+
+    try:
+        driver = AsyncpgDriver(conn)
+        qm = QueueManager(driver)
+
+        # Register job handlers
+        register_job_handlers(qm)
+
+        logger.info("Worker started, waiting for jobs...")
+        await qm.run()
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+        logger.info("Worker stopped")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     asyncio.run(main())