diff --git a/app/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job.rb b/app/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job.rb
index 6fcef4361..efe2937b4 100644
--- a/app/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Conversations::UpdateMessageStatusJob < ApplicationJob
-  queue_as :low
+  queue_as :deferred
 
   # This job only support marking messages as read or delivered, update this array if we want to support more statuses
   VALID_STATUSES = %w[read delivered].freeze
diff --git a/config/sidekiq.yml b/config/sidekiq.yml
index af813d92a..d2d764382 100644
--- a/config/sidekiq.yml
+++ b/config/sidekiq.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   - action_mailbox_routing
   - low
   - scheduled_jobs
+  - deferred
   - housekeeping
   - async_database_migration
   - active_storage_analysis
diff --git a/spec/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job_spec.rb
index ff5c90292..508d2dc1c 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/conversations/update_message_status_job_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe Conversations::UpdateMessageStatusJob do
   it 'enqueues the job' do
     expect { job }.to have_enqueued_job(described_class)
       .with(conversation.id, conversation.contact_last_seen_at, :read)
-      .on_queue('low')
+      .on_queue('deferred')
   end
 
   context 'when called' do