diff --git a/app/jobs/base.rb b/app/jobs/base.rb
index 1ccbdbdee..60bbd75f0 100644
--- a/app/jobs/base.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/base.rb
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ module Jobs
 
   class Scheduled < Base
     extend Scheduler::Schedule
+
+    def perform(*args)
+      return if Discourse.readonly_mode?
+      super
+    end
   end
 
   def self.enqueue(job_name, opts={})
diff --git a/lib/scheduler/manager.rb b/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
index 2f2b42d4a..78d1de7fa 100644
--- a/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module Scheduler
   class Manager
     attr_accessor :random_ratio, :redis
 
-
     class Runner
       def initialize(manager)
         @mutex = Mutex.new
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ module Scheduler
       lock do
         schedule_info(klass).schedule!
       end
-
     end
 
     def remove(klass)
@@ -203,8 +201,8 @@ module Scheduler
 
     def schedule_next_job(hostname=nil)
       (key, due), _ = redis.zrange Manager.queue_key(hostname), 0, 0, withscores: true
-
       return unless key
+
       if due.to_i <= Time.now.to_i
         klass = get_klass(key)
         unless klass
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/pausable.rb b/lib/sidekiq/pausable.rb
index 3ef356c83..c7cd9b592 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/pausable.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/pausable.rb
@@ -68,15 +68,13 @@ end
 # server middleware that will reschedule work whenever Sidekiq is paused
 class Sidekiq::Pausable
 
-  attr_reader :delay
-
   def initialize(delay = 5.seconds)
     @delay = delay
   end
 
   def call(worker, msg, queue)
     if Sidekiq.paused?
-      worker.class.perform_in(delay, *msg['args'])
+      worker.class.perform_in(@delay, *msg['args'])
     else
       yield
     end