diff --git a/packages/miniflare/src/workers/queues/broker.worker.ts b/packages/miniflare/src/workers/queues/broker.worker.ts
index 75892d252b3c..f5d8368379ee 100644
--- a/packages/miniflare/src/workers/queues/broker.worker.ts
+++ b/packages/miniflare/src/workers/queues/broker.worker.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export class QueueBrokerObject extends MiniflareDurableObject<QueueBrokerObjectE
 		this.#pendingFlush = { immediate: delay === 0, timeout };
 	}
 
-	#enqueue(messages: QueueIncomingMessage[], globalDelay: number = 0) {
+	#enqueue(messages: QueueIncomingMessage[], globalDelay = 0) {
 		for (const message of messages) {
 			const randomness = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16));
 			const id = message.id ?? Buffer.from(randomness).toString("hex");
@@ -377,15 +377,16 @@ export class QueueBrokerObject extends MiniflareDurableObject<QueueBrokerObjectE
 
 	@POST("/message")
 	message: RouteHandler = async (req) => {
-		validateMessageSize(req.headers);
-		const contentType = validateContentType(req.headers);
-		const delay = validateMessageDelay(req.headers);
-		const body = Buffer.from(await req.arrayBuffer());
-
 		// If we don't have a consumer, drop the message
 		const consumer = this.#maybeConsumer;
 		if (consumer === undefined) return new Response();
 
+		validateMessageSize(req.headers);
+		const contentType = validateContentType(req.headers);
+		const delay =
+			validateMessageDelay(req.headers) ?? this.#maybeProducer?.deliveryDelay;
+		const body = Buffer.from(await req.arrayBuffer());
+
 		this.#enqueue(
 			[{ contentType, delaySecs: delay, body }],
 			this.#maybeProducer?.deliveryDelay
@@ -395,6 +396,10 @@ export class QueueBrokerObject extends MiniflareDurableObject<QueueBrokerObjectE
 
 	@POST("/batch")
 	batch: RouteHandler = async (req) => {
+		// If we don't have a consumer, drop the message
+		const consumer = this.#maybeConsumer;
+		if (consumer === undefined) return new Response();
+
 		// NOTE: this endpoint is also used when moving messages to the dead-letter
 		// queue. In this case, size headers won't be added and this validation is
 		// a no-op. This allows us to enqueue a maximum size batch with additional
@@ -404,10 +409,6 @@ export class QueueBrokerObject extends MiniflareDurableObject<QueueBrokerObjectE
 			validateMessageDelay(req.headers) ?? this.#maybeProducer?.deliveryDelay;
 		const body = QueuesBatchRequestSchema.parse(await req.json());
 
-		// If we don't have a consumer, drop the message
-		const consumer = this.#maybeConsumer;
-		if (consumer === undefined) return new Response();
-
 		this.#enqueue(body.messages, delay);
 		return new Response();
 	};
diff --git a/packages/miniflare/test/plugins/queues/index.spec.ts b/packages/miniflare/test/plugins/queues/index.spec.ts
index bb0a21bbbba3..60c6a304f05d 100644
--- a/packages/miniflare/test/plugins/queues/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/miniflare/test/plugins/queues/index.spec.ts
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ test("validates message size", async (t) => {
 	const mf = new Miniflare({
 		verbose: true,
 		queueProducers: ["QUEUE"],
+		queueConsumers: {
+			QUEUE: {
+				maxBatchSize: 100,
+				maxBatchTimeout: 0,
+			},
+		},
 		modules: true,
 		script: `export default {
       async fetch(request, env, ctx) {