diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
index 56a82fe3e3ba8..6f2d03c482ff8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 
 	protected isShuttingDown = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * How long to wait for graceful shutdown before force killing the process.
+	 * Subclasses can override this value.
+	 */
+	protected gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS: number = 30;
+
 	async init(): Promise<void> {
 		await initErrorHandling();
 		initExpressionEvaluator();
@@ -309,9 +315,20 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 				return;
 			}
 
+			const forceShutdownTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+				// In case that something goes wrong with shutdown we
+				// kill after timeout no matter what
+				console.log(`process exited after ${this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS}s`);
+				const errorMsg = `Shutdown timed out after ${this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS} seconds`;
+				await this.exitWithCrash(errorMsg, new Error(errorMsg));
+			}, this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS * 1000);
+
 			this.logger.info(`Received ${signal}. Shutting down...`);
 			this.isShuttingDown = true;
+
 			await this.stopProcess();
+
+			clearTimeout(forceShutdownTimer);
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
index b56fcfca90d0b..0ea89dc3b61fb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -103,13 +103,6 @@ export class Start extends BaseCommand {
 
 			await this.externalHooks?.run('n8n.stop', []);
 
-			setTimeout(async () => {
-				// In case that something goes wrong with shutdown we
-				// kill after max. 30 seconds no matter what
-				console.log('process exited after 30s');
-				await this.exitSuccessFully();
-			}, 30000);
-
 			// Shut down License manager to unclaim any floating entitlements
 			// Note: While this saves a new license cert to DB, the previous entitlements are still kept in memory so that the shutdown process can complete
 			await Container.get(License).shutdown();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/webhook.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/webhook.ts
index 49bda1d53e3b1..07374ecf03a88 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/webhook.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/webhook.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ export class Webhook extends BaseCommand {
 		try {
 			await this.externalHooks?.run('n8n.stop', []);
 
-			setTimeout(async () => {
-				// In case that something goes wrong with shutdown we
-				// kill after max. 30 seconds no matter what
-				await this.exitSuccessFully();
-			}, 30000);
-
 			// Wait for active workflow executions to finish
 			const activeExecutionsInstance = Container.get(ActiveExecutions);
 			let executingWorkflows = activeExecutionsInstance.getActiveExecutions();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
index 06ae3623017a5..d868e5c323003 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/worker.ts
@@ -81,21 +81,13 @@ export class Worker extends BaseCommand {
 		try {
 			await this.externalHooks?.run('n8n.stop', []);
 
-			const maxStopTime = config.getEnv('queue.bull.gracefulShutdownTimeout') * 1000;
-
-			const stopTime = new Date().getTime() + maxStopTime;
-
-			setTimeout(async () => {
-				// In case that something goes wrong with shutdown we
-				// kill after max. 30 seconds no matter what
-				await this.exitSuccessFully();
-			}, maxStopTime);
+			const hardStopTime = Date.now() + this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS;
 
 			// Wait for active workflow executions to finish
 			let count = 0;
 			while (Object.keys(Worker.runningJobs).length !== 0) {
 				if (count++ % 4 === 0) {
-					const waitLeft = Math.ceil((stopTime - new Date().getTime()) / 1000);
+					const waitLeft = Math.ceil((hardStopTime - Date.now()) / 1000);
 					this.logger.info(
 						`Waiting for ${
 							Object.keys(Worker.runningJobs).length
@@ -272,6 +264,7 @@ export class Worker extends BaseCommand {
 	}
 
 	async init() {
+		this.gracefulShutdownTimeoutInS = config.getEnv('queue.bull.gracefulShutdownTimeout');
 		await this.initCrashJournal();
 
 		this.logger.debug('Starting n8n worker...');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index bd0d3072ac36d..af82b2484fbdf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export const schema = {
 				env: 'QUEUE_RECOVERY_INTERVAL',
 			},
 			gracefulShutdownTimeout: {
-				doc: 'How long should n8n wait for running executions before exiting worker process',
+				doc: 'How long should n8n wait for running executions before exiting worker process (seconds)',
 				format: Number,
 				default: 30,
 				env: 'QUEUE_WORKER_TIMEOUT',