diff --git a/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/ServiceExtensions/StatusHostedService.cs b/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/ServiceExtensions/StatusHostedService.cs
index 6c0fe02ae..d234e15ba 100644
--- a/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/ServiceExtensions/StatusHostedService.cs
+++ b/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/ServiceExtensions/StatusHostedService.cs
@@ -58,14 +58,16 @@ public class StatusHostedService<T>(ILogger<StatusHostedService<T>> logger, Glob
                 // Start the inner while loop with the second cancellationToken.
                 await ExecuteInnerAsync(stoppingToken);
             }
-            catch (OperationCanceledException ex)
+            catch (OperationCanceledException ex) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                // Expected so we only log information.
+                // Genuine host shutdown, exit the loop gracefully.
                 logger.LogInformation(ex, "StatusHostedService<{ServiceType}> is stopping due to a cancellation request.", typeof(T).Name);
                 break;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                // Any other exception should not break the loop but instead log the error
+                // and let the restart logic below retry the worker.
                 logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred in StatusHostedService<{ServiceType}>", typeof(T).Name);
             }
             finally
diff --git a/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/StatusWorker.cs b/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/StatusWorker.cs
index a3dfb12a8..996dc9fc1 100644
--- a/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/StatusWorker.cs
+++ b/apps/server/Utilities/AliasVault.WorkerStatus/StatusWorker.cs
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ public class StatusWorker(ILogger<StatusWorker> logger, Func<IWorkerStatusDbCont
 
                 await Task.Delay(5000, stoppingToken);
             }
-            catch (TaskCanceledException)
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                // Expected when the service is stopped - exit the loop gracefully.
+                // Genuine host shutdown, exit the loop gracefully.
                 break;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
+                // Any other exception including database cancellations/timeouts should not break the loop but instead log the error
+                // and let the restart logic below retry the worker.
                 logger.LogError(e, "StatusWorker exception");
                 await Task.Delay(5000, stoppingToken);
             }
         }
 
-        // Service is hard stopping: not in software but on OS level.
-        // Mark the service as stopped.
         try
         {
             using var dbContext = createDbContext();