diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index 3a1899c23b..d9ae5c6e58 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ async fn windmill_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS as i32)
     };
 
-    if num_workers > 1 {
+    if num_workers > 1 && !std::env::var("WORKER_GROUP").is_ok_and(|x| x == "native") {
         println!(
             "We STRONGLY recommend using at most 1 worker per container, use at your own risks"
         );
@@ -344,8 +344,17 @@ async fn windmill_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     };
 
     println!("Connecting to database...");
-    let db = windmill_common::connect_db(server_mode, indexer_mode).await?;
+    let db = windmill_common::initial_connection().await?;
 
+    let num_version = sqlx::query_scalar!("SELECT version()").fetch_one(&db).await;
+
+    tracing::info!(
+        "PostgreSQL version: {} (windmill require PG >= 14)",
+        num_version
+            .ok()
+            .flatten()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "UNKNOWN".to_string())
+    );
     load_otel(&db).await;
 
     tracing::info!("Database connected");
@@ -362,16 +371,6 @@ async fn windmill_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let _guard = windmill_common::tracing_init::initialize_tracing(&hostname, &mode, &environment);
 
-    let num_version = sqlx::query_scalar!("SELECT version()").fetch_one(&db).await;
-
-    tracing::info!(
-        "PostgreSQL version: {} (windmill require PG >= 14)",
-        num_version
-            .ok()
-            .flatten()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| "UNKNOWN".to_string())
-    );
-
     let is_agent = mode == Mode::Agent;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ async fn windmill_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .ok()
         .is_some_and(|x| x == "1" || x == "true");
 
-    if !is_agent {
+    if !is_agent && !indexer_mode {
         let skip_migration = std::env::var("SKIP_MIGRATION")
             .map(|val| val == "true")
             .unwrap_or(false);
@@ -392,6 +391,11 @@ async fn windmill_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    drop(db);
+    let worker_mode = num_workers > 0;
+
+    let db = windmill_common::connect_db(server_mode, indexer_mode, worker_mode).await?;
+
     let (killpill_tx, mut killpill_rx) = tokio::sync::broadcast::channel::<()>(2);
     let mut monitor_killpill_rx = killpill_tx.subscribe();
     let (killpill_phase2_tx, _killpill_phase2_rx) = tokio::sync::broadcast::channel::<()>(2);
@@ -455,8 +459,6 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
         }
     }
 
-    let worker_mode = num_workers > 0;
-
     if server_mode || worker_mode || indexer_mode {
         let port_var = std::env::var("PORT").ok().and_then(|x| x.parse().ok());
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/lib.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/lib.rs
index 550745d31a..4bf68f59f9 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -221,28 +221,42 @@ async fn reset() -> () {
     todo!()
 }
 
-pub async fn connect_db(
-    server_mode: bool,
-    indexer_mode: bool,
-) -> anyhow::Result<sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>> {
-    use anyhow::Context;
+pub async fn get_database_url() -> Result<String, Error> {
     use std::env::var;
     use tokio::fs::File;
     use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
-
-    let database_url = match var("DATABASE_URL_FILE") {
+    match var("DATABASE_URL_FILE") {
         Ok(file_path) => {
             let mut file = File::open(file_path).await?;
             let mut contents = String::new();
             file.read_to_string(&mut contents).await?;
-            contents.trim().to_string()
+            Ok(contents.trim().to_string())
         }
         Err(_) => var("DATABASE_URL").map_err(|_| {
             Error::BadConfig(
                 "Either DATABASE_URL_FILE or DATABASE_URL env var is missing".to_string(),
             )
-        })?,
-    };
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn initial_connection() -> Result<sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>, error::Error> {
+    let database_url = get_database_url().await?;
+    sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions::new()
+        .max_connections(2)
+        .connect_with(sqlx::postgres::PgConnectOptions::from_str(&database_url)?)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| Error::ConnectingToDatabase(err.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub async fn connect_db(
+    server_mode: bool,
+    indexer_mode: bool,
+    worker_mode: bool,
+) -> anyhow::Result<sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>> {
+    use anyhow::Context;
+
+    let database_url = get_database_url().await?;
 
     let max_connections = match std::env::var("DATABASE_CONNECTIONS") {
         Ok(n) => n.parse::<u32>().context("invalid DATABASE_CONNECTIONS")?,
@@ -263,12 +277,13 @@ pub async fn connect_db(
         }
     };
 
-    Ok(connect(&database_url, max_connections).await?)
+    Ok(connect(&database_url, max_connections, worker_mode).await?)
 }
 
 pub async fn connect(
     database_url: &str,
     max_connections: u32,
+    worker_mode: bool,
 ) -> Result<sqlx::Pool<sqlx::Postgres>, error::Error> {
     use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -276,6 +291,18 @@ pub async fn connect(
         .min_connections((max_connections / 5).clamp(3, max_connections))
         .max_connections(max_connections)
         .max_lifetime(Duration::from_secs(30 * 60)) // 30 mins
+        .after_connect(move |conn, _| {
+            if worker_mode {
+                Box::pin(async move {
+                    sqlx::query("SET enable_seqscan = OFF;")
+                        .execute(conn)
+                        .await?;
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+            } else {
+                Box::pin(async move { Ok(()) })
+            }
+        })
         .connect_with(
             sqlx::postgres::PgConnectOptions::from_str(database_url)?.statement_cache_capacity(400),
         )
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/worker.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/worker.rs
index 4478601e7e..23b5ed8f3e 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/worker.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/worker.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 }
 
 fn format_pull_query(peek: String) -> String {
-    format!(
+    let r = format!(
         "WITH peek AS (
             {}
         ), q AS NOT MATERIALIZED (
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ fn format_pull_query(peek: String) -> String {
         FROM q, j
             LEFT JOIN v2_job_status f USING (id)",
         peek
-    )
+    );
+    tracing::debug!("pull query: {}", r);
+    r
 }
 
 pub async fn make_suspended_pull_query(wc: &WorkerConfig) {