diff --git a/bin/worker b/bin/worker
index 4195e394..edfb2576 100755
--- a/bin/worker
+++ b/bin/worker
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ else
   puts 'DATABASE_URL not set, no pool change needed'
 end
 
-exec "echo $DATABASE_URL && echo ${GOOD_JOB_QUEUES:--auxiliary} && bundle exec good_job start"
\ No newline at end of file
+exec "echo $DATABASE_URL && bundle exec good_job start"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 28dea7ab..696e82ab 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ services:
 
   worker:
     <<: *app-worker
+    environment:
+      - GOOD_JOB_QUEUES=-auxiliary
     ################################################################################
     ## Note on commands: by default the commands don't run bundle.  That is to
     ## reduce boot times.  However, when the application is in active
diff --git a/ops/dev-deploy.tmpl.yaml b/ops/dev-deploy.tmpl.yaml
index 3e32c094..bf607a13 100644
--- a/ops/dev-deploy.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/ops/dev-deploy.tmpl.yaml
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ workerAuxiliary:
     fsGroupChangePolicy: "OnRootMismatch"
   extraVolumeMounts: *volMounts
   extraEnvVars: *envVars
-  extraDeployEnvVars:
-    - name: GOOD_JOB_QUEUES
-      value:  "*"
+  # extraDeployEnvVars:
+  #   - name: GOOD_JOB_QUEUES
+  #     value:  "*"
 
 extraDeploy:
   - |-