diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index e114a0f..407f4c5 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "test": "npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false --testPathIgnorePatterns='src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/*'",
     "test:local-no-auth": "npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false --testPathIgnorePatterns='src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/*'",
     "test:prod": "npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false --testPathIgnorePatterns='(src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth|src/__tests__/e2e_full_withAuth)'",
+    "workers": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/services/queue-worker.ts",
     "worker:production": "node dist/src/services/queue-worker.js",
     "mongo-docker": "docker run -d -p 2717:27017 -v ./mongo-data:/data/db --name mongodb mongo:latest",
     "mongo-docker-console": "docker exec -it mongodb mongosh",