diff --git a/misc/workers/background_jobs_worker.pl b/misc/workers/background_jobs_worker.pl
index 5b432ec11f..bfe126f099 100755
--- a/misc/workers/background_jobs_worker.pl
+++ b/misc/workers/background_jobs_worker.pl
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ while (1) {
             $pm->finish;
 
         }
+        $pm->reap_finished_children;
         sleep 10;
     }
 }