diff --git a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
index ea3ea4c191..9b2ff329df 100755
--- a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import gc
 import os
 import socket
 import time
@@ -234,6 +235,9 @@ def start_worker(
 	"""Wrapper to start rq worker. Connects to redis and monitors these queues."""
 	DEQUEUE_STRATEGIES = {"round_robin": RoundRobinWorker, "random": RandomWorker}
 
+	if frappe._tune_gc:
+		gc.freeze()
+
 	with frappe.init_site():
 		# empty init is required to get redis_queue from common_site_config.json
 		redis_connection = get_redis_conn(username=rq_username, password=rq_password)