diff --git a/app/Listeners/Invoice/InvoiceFailedEmailNotification.php b/app/Listeners/Invoice/InvoiceFailedEmailNotification.php
index 8ab0e094949f..ac100e0e4646 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/Invoice/InvoiceFailedEmailNotification.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/Invoice/InvoiceFailedEmailNotification.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class InvoiceFailedEmailNotification
         $first_notification_sent = true;
 
         $invoice = $event->invitation->invoice;
-        $invoice->update(['last_sent_date' => now()]);
+        // $invoice->update(['last_sent_date' => now()]);
 
         $nmo = new NinjaMailerObject;
         $nmo->mailable = new NinjaMailer((new EntityFailedSendObject($event->invitation, 'invoice', $event->template, $event->message))->build());
diff --git a/config/queue.php b/config/queue.php
index 412282299176..18666fc43454 100644
--- a/config/queue.php
+++ b/config/queue.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ return [
             'connection' => env('REDIS_QUEUE_CONNECTION', 'default'),
             'queue' => env('REDIS_QUEUE', 'default'),
             'retry_after' => 90000000,
-            'block_for' => null,
+            'block_for' => 1,
             'after_commit' => false,
         ],