diff --git a/backend/src/lib/config/env.ts b/backend/src/lib/config/env.ts
index 94b1e4a44..d44eb90d6 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/config/env.ts
+++ b/backend/src/lib/config/env.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const envSchema = z
     QUEUE_WORKER_PROFILE: z.nativeEnum(QueueWorkerProfile).default(QueueWorkerProfile.All),
     HTTPS_ENABLED: zodStrBool,
     ROTATION_DEVELOPMENT_MODE: zodStrBool.default("false").optional(),
+    DAILY_RESOURCE_CLEAN_UP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE: zodStrBool.default("false").optional(),
     // smtp options
     SMTP_HOST: zpStr(z.string().optional()),
     SMTP_IGNORE_TLS: zodStrBool.default("false"),
@@ -348,6 +349,8 @@ const envSchema = z
     isRedisConfigured: Boolean(data.REDIS_URL || data.REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS),
     isDevelopmentMode: data.NODE_ENV === "development",
     isRotationDevelopmentMode: data.NODE_ENV === "development" && data.ROTATION_DEVELOPMENT_MODE,
+    isDailyResourceCleanUpDevelopmentMode:
+      data.NODE_ENV === "development" && data.DAILY_RESOURCE_CLEAN_UP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE,
     isProductionMode: data.NODE_ENV === "production" || IS_PACKAGED,
     isRedisSentinelMode: Boolean(data.REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS),
     REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS: data.REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTS?.trim()
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
index 90e961c29..8be9f3034 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
 
   await telemetryQueue.startTelemetryCheck();
   await telemetryQueue.startAggregatedEventsJob();
-  await dailyResourceCleanUp.startCleanUp();
+  await dailyResourceCleanUp.init();
   await dailyReminderQueueService.startDailyRemindersJob();
   await dailyReminderQueueService.startSecretReminderMigrationJob();
   await dailyExpiringPkiItemAlert.startSendingAlerts();
diff --git a/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts b/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
index bfaef5708..224eef4bf 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { TAuditLogDALFactory } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log/audit-log-dal";
 import { TSnapshotDALFactory } from "@app/ee/services/secret-snapshot/snapshot-dal";
+import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
 import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 import { QueueJobs, QueueName, TQueueServiceFactory } from "@app/queue";
 
@@ -41,51 +42,50 @@ export const dailyResourceCleanUpQueueServiceFactory = ({
   serviceTokenService,
   orgService
 }: TDailyResourceCleanUpQueueServiceFactoryDep) => {
-  queueService.start(QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp, async () => {
-    logger.info(`${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: queue task started`);
-    await identityAccessTokenDAL.removeExpiredTokens();
-    await identityUniversalAuthClientSecretDAL.removeExpiredClientSecrets();
-    await secretSharingDAL.pruneExpiredSharedSecrets();
-    await secretSharingDAL.pruneExpiredSecretRequests();
-    await snapshotDAL.pruneExcessSnapshots();
-    await secretVersionDAL.pruneExcessVersions();
-    await secretVersionV2DAL.pruneExcessVersions();
-    await secretFolderVersionDAL.pruneExcessVersions();
-    await serviceTokenService.notifyExpiringTokens();
-    await orgService.notifyInvitedUsers();
-    await auditLogDAL.pruneAuditLog();
-    logger.info(`${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: queue task completed`);
-  });
+  const appCfg = getConfig();
 
-  // we do a repeat cron job in utc timezone at 12 Midnight each day
-  const startCleanUp = async () => {
-    // TODO(akhilmhdh): remove later
-    await queueService.stopRepeatableJob(
-      QueueName.AuditLogPrune,
-      QueueJobs.AuditLogPrune,
-      { pattern: "0 0 * * *", utc: true },
-      QueueName.AuditLogPrune // just a job id
-    );
-    // clear previous job
-    await queueService.stopRepeatableJob(
-      QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp,
+  if (appCfg.isDailyResourceCleanUpDevelopmentMode) {
+    logger.warn("Daily Resource Clean Up is in development mode.");
+  }
+
+  const init = async () => {
+    await queueService.startPg<QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp>(
       QueueJobs.DailyResourceCleanUp,
-      { pattern: "0 0 * * *", utc: true },
-      QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp // just a job id
+      async () => {
+        try {
+          logger.info(`${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: queue task started`);
+          await identityAccessTokenDAL.removeExpiredTokens();
+          await identityUniversalAuthClientSecretDAL.removeExpiredClientSecrets();
+          await secretSharingDAL.pruneExpiredSharedSecrets();
+          await secretSharingDAL.pruneExpiredSecretRequests();
+          await snapshotDAL.pruneExcessSnapshots();
+          await secretVersionDAL.pruneExcessVersions();
+          await secretVersionV2DAL.pruneExcessVersions();
+          await secretFolderVersionDAL.pruneExcessVersions();
+          await serviceTokenService.notifyExpiringTokens();
+          await orgService.notifyInvitedUsers();
+          await auditLogDAL.pruneAuditLog();
+          logger.info(`${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: queue task completed`);
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error(error, `${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: resource cleanup failed`);
+          throw error;
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        batchSize: 1,
+        workerCount: 1,
+        pollingIntervalSeconds: 1
+      }
+    );
+    await queueService.schedulePg(
+      QueueJobs.DailyResourceCleanUp,
+      appCfg.isDailyResourceCleanUpDevelopmentMode ? "*/5 * * * *" : "0 0 * * *",
+      undefined,
+      { tz: "UTC" }
     );
-
-    await queueService.queue(QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp, QueueJobs.DailyResourceCleanUp, undefined, {
-      delay: 5000,
-      jobId: QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp,
-      repeat: { pattern: "0 0 * * *", utc: true }
-    });
   };
 
-  queueService.listen(QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp, "failed", (_, err) => {
-    logger.error(err, `${QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp}: resource cleanup failed`);
-  });
-
   return {
-    startCleanUp
+    init
   };
 };