diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
index b46bd7a4fa3..e1a1f9ef68b 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor/quiesce.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ module MiqServer::WorkerManagement::Monitor::Quiesce
 
   def workers_quiesced?
     # do a subset of the monitor_workers loop to allow for graceful exit
-    my_server.heartbeat
-
-    check_not_responding
     check_pending_stop
     clean_worker_records
 
@@ -43,6 +40,8 @@ def quiesce_workers_loop
 
     loop do
       my_server.reload # Reload from SQL this MiqServer AND its miq_workers association
+      my_server.heartbeat
+
       break if self.workers_quiesced?
       sleep worker_monitor_poll
     end
diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/process.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/process.rb
index 91a9129dc30..75cee5e3afa 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/process.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/process.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ def cleanup_failed_workers
     super
   end
 
+  def workers_quiesced?
+    check_not_responding
+    super
+  end
+
   def check_not_responding
     worker_deleted = false
     miq_workers.each do |w|