diff --git a/terraform/deploy.tf b/terraform/deploy.tf
index 38f21b50..6457437d 100644
--- a/terraform/deploy.tf
+++ b/terraform/deploy.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ variable "execution_role_arn" {}
 variable "ecs_cluster" {}
 variable "local_namespace" {}
 variable "desired_count" {}
+variable "background_desired_count" {}
 
 variable "http_listener_sg" {
 default = "sg-0024906e0e1f78048"
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ resource "aws_ecs_service" "integreat_background_worker" {
   name            = "integreat_background_worker_${var.stage}"
   cluster         = var.ecs_cluster
   task_definition = aws_ecs_task_definition.integreat_background_worker.arn
-  desired_count   = 1
+  desired_count   = var.background_desired_count
   deployment_controller {
     type = "ECS"
   }
diff --git a/terraform/prod.tfvars b/terraform/prod.tfvars
index c1441e38..6911fc6f 100644
--- a/terraform/prod.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/prod.tfvars
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ ecs_cluster="arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:cluster/default"
 # service_registry="arn:aws:servicediscovery:us-east-1:679918342773:service/srv-6auj2wqsh55k2nuj"
 local_namespace="ns-gv2z744em7myo2jp"
 desired_count=4
+background_desired_count=1
diff --git a/terraform/staging.tfvars b/terraform/staging.tfvars
index 92c29c26..8c32ec7c 100644
--- a/terraform/staging.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/staging.tfvars
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ execution_role_arn="arn:aws:iam::679918342773:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole"
 ecs_cluster="arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:cluster/default"
 # service_registry="arn:aws:servicediscovery:us-east-1:679918342773:service/srv-6auj2wqsh55k2nuj"
 local_namespace="ns-gv2z744em7myo2jp"
-desired_count=1
+desired_count=0
+background_desired_count=0
diff --git a/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate b/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate
index a5867a32..c41f831b 100644
--- a/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate
+++ b/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 4,
-  "terraform_version": "0.14.4",
-  "serial": 107,
+  "terraform_version": "1.2.2",
+  "serial": 111,
   "lineage": "91d10fe0-8033-8778-c202-78d5a81632e8",
   "outputs": {
     "aws_access_key_id": {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             ],
             "deployment_maximum_percent": 200,
             "deployment_minimum_healthy_percent": 100,
-            "desired_count": 1,
+            "desired_count": 0,
             "enable_ecs_managed_tags": false,
             "enable_execute_command": false,
             "force_new_deployment": null,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
             ],
             "tags": {},
             "tags_all": {},
-            "task_definition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_app_staging:105",
+            "task_definition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_app_staging:137",
             "timeouts": {
               "delete": null
             },
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
             ],
             "deployment_maximum_percent": 200,
             "deployment_minimum_healthy_percent": 100,
-            "desired_count": 1,
+            "desired_count": 0,
             "enable_ecs_managed_tags": false,
             "enable_execute_command": false,
             "force_new_deployment": null,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             ],
             "tags": {},
             "tags_all": {},
-            "task_definition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_background-worker_staging:25",
+            "task_definition": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_background-worker_staging:57",
             "timeouts": {
               "delete": null
             },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
             ],
             "revision": 26,
             "runtime_platform": [],
-            "tags": null,
+            "tags": {},
             "tags_all": {},
             "task_role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::679918342773:role/datomic-ddb",
             "volume": []
diff --git a/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate.backup b/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate.backup
index 32a917e4..7c0b9dab 100644
--- a/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate.backup
+++ b/terraform/terraform.tfstate.d/staging/terraform.tfstate.backup
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": 4,
-  "terraform_version": "0.14.4",
-  "serial": 104,
+  "terraform_version": "1.2.2",
+  "serial": 107,
   "lineage": "91d10fe0-8033-8778-c202-78d5a81632e8",
   "outputs": {
     "aws_access_key_id": {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
             ],
             "revision": 106,
             "runtime_platform": [],
-            "tags": null,
+            "tags": {},
             "tags_all": {},
             "task_role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::679918342773:role/datomic-ddb",
             "volume": []
@@ -292,10 +292,9 @@
       "provider": "provider[\"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws\"]",
       "instances": [
         {
-          "status": "tainted",
           "schema_version": 1,
           "attributes": {
-            "arn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_background-worker_staging:23",
+            "arn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:679918342773:task-definition/integreat_background-worker_staging:26",
             "container_definitions": "[{\"cpu\":0,\"dockerLabels\":{\"com.datadoghq.tags.env\":\"staging\",\"com.datadoghq.tags.service\":\"integreat-background-worker\"},\"environment\":[{\"name\":\"DD_ENV\",\"value\":\"staging\"},{\"name\":\"DD_SERVICE\",\"value\":\"integreat-background-worker\"},{\"name\":\"config\",\"value\":\"/usr/local/config/staging-background-worker.edn\"}],\"essential\":true,\"image\":\"679918342773.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/integreat:staging\",\"logConfiguration\":{\"logDriver\":\"awslogs\",\"options\":{\"awslogs-group\":\"/ecs/integreat-background-worker-staging\",\"awslogs-region\":\"us-east-1\",\"awslogs-stream-prefix\":\"ecs\"}},\"mountPoints\":[],\"name\":\"integreat-app\",\"portMappings\":[{\"containerPort\":9000,\"hostPort\":9000,\"protocol\":\"tcp\"},{\"containerPort\":9090,\"hostPort\":9090,\"protocol\":\"tcp\"}],\"volumesFrom\":[]},{\"cpu\":0,\"environment\":[{\"name\":\"DD_API_KEY\",\"value\":\"ce10d932c47b358e81081ae67bd8c112\"},{\"name\":\"ECS_FARGATE\",\"value\":\"true\"}],\"essential\":true,\"image\":\"public.ecr.aws/datadog/agent:latest\",\"mountPoints\":[],\"name\":\"datadog-agent\",\"portMappings\":[],\"volumesFrom\":[]}]",
             "cpu": "1024",
             "ephemeral_storage": [],
@@ -312,9 +311,9 @@
             "requires_compatibilities": [
               "FARGATE"
             ],
-            "revision": 23,
+            "revision": 26,
             "runtime_platform": [],
-            "tags": {},
+            "tags": null,
             "tags_all": {},
             "task_role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::679918342773:role/datomic-ddb",
             "volume": []