diff --git a/src/Queue.ts b/src/Queue.ts
index 5d3ea41..437a2ca 100644
--- a/src/Queue.ts
+++ b/src/Queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
+import { NativeModules, AppState } from 'react-native';
 
 import { FALSE, Job, RawJob } from './models/Job';
 import { JobStore } from './models/JobStore';
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ export class Queue {
         await Promise.all(resetTasks);
     }
     private scheduleQueue() {
-        this.timeoutId = setTimeout(this.runQueue, this.updateInterval);
+        if (AppState.currentState === 'active') {
+            this.timeoutId = setTimeout(this.runQueue, this.updateInterval);
+        } else {
+            this.runQueue();
+        }
     }
     private runQueue = async () => {
         if (!this.isActive) {
diff --git a/src/Worker.ts b/src/Worker.ts
index 241daa9..b0a9e9e 100644
--- a/src/Worker.ts
+++ b/src/Worker.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { AppState } from 'react-native';
 import { Job, RawJob } from './models/Job';
 
 export const CANCEL = 'rn_job_queue_cancel';
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class Worker<P extends object> {
         const job = { ...rawJob, ...{ payload } };
         this.executionCount++;
         this.onStart(job);
-        if (timeout > 0) {
+        if (timeout > 0 && AppState.currentState === 'active') {
             return this.executeWithTimeout(job, timeout);
         } else {
             return this.executer(payload, job.id);