diff --git a/src/worker.ts b/src/worker.ts
index 69225d8..619d771 100644
--- a/src/worker.ts
+++ b/src/worker.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export class Worker extends EventEmitter {
    */
   async work(): Promise<Worker> {
     debug("work concurrency=%i", this.concurrency);
+    this.quieted = false;
     this.execute = createExecutionChain(this.middleware, this.registry);
     await this.beat();
     this.pulse = setInterval(async () => {