diff --git a/js/server/modules/@arangodb/foxx/queues/manager.js b/js/server/modules/@arangodb/foxx/queues/manager.js
index 1dc17f1039..f62c36bebf 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/@arangodb/foxx/queues/manager.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/@arangodb/foxx/queues/manager.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var runInDatabase = function () {
                 } catch (e) {}
                 db._useDatabase(initialDatabase);
               },
-              offset: 1,
+              offset: 0,
               isSystem: true,
               params: {
                 job: Object.assign({}, job, {