diff --git a/app/helper_test.go b/app/helper_test.go
index 90d6893cd4..58063b9a10 100644
--- a/app/helper_test.go
+++ b/app/helper_test.go
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ func setupTestHelper(dbStore store.Store, enterprise bool, includeCacheLayer boo
 
 	if enterprise {
 		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense())
-		th.App.Srv().Jobs.InitWorkers()
-		th.App.Srv().Jobs.InitSchedulers()
 	} else {
 		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
 	}
diff --git a/app/license.go b/app/license.go
index f6e9bafc10..779728f914 100644
--- a/app/license.go
+++ b/app/license.go
@@ -177,6 +177,34 @@ func (s *Server) SaveLicense(licenseBytes []byte) (*model.License, *model.AppErr
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("addLicense", model.ExpiredLicenseError, nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunJobs && s.Jobs != nil {
+		if err := s.Jobs.StopWorkers(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jobs.ErrWorkersNotRunning) {
+			mlog.Warn("Stopping job server workers failed", mlog.Err(err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunScheduler && s.Jobs != nil {
+		if err := s.Jobs.StopSchedulers(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jobs.ErrSchedulersNotRunning) {
+			mlog.Error("Stopping job server schedulers failed", mlog.Err(err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		// restart job server workers - this handles the edge case where a license file is uploaded, but the job server
+		// doesn't start until the server is restarted, which prevents the 'run job now' buttons in system console from
+		// functioning as expected
+		if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunJobs && s.Jobs != nil {
+			if err := s.Jobs.StartWorkers(); err != nil {
+				mlog.Error("Starting job server workers failed", mlog.Err(err))
+			}
+		}
+		if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunScheduler && s.Jobs != nil {
+			if err := s.Jobs.StartSchedulers(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jobs.ErrSchedulersRunning) {
+				mlog.Error("Starting job server schedulers failed", mlog.Err(err))
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if ok := s.SetLicense(&license); !ok {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("addLicense", model.ExpiredLicenseError, nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
@@ -208,25 +236,6 @@ func (s *Server) SaveLicense(licenseBytes []byte) (*model.License, *model.AppErr
 	s.ReloadConfig()
 	s.InvalidateAllCaches()
 
-	// restart job server workers - this handles the edge case where a license file is uploaded, but the job server
-	// doesn't start until the server is restarted, which prevents the 'run job now' buttons in system console from
-	// functioning as expected
-	if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunJobs && s.Jobs != nil {
-		if err := s.Jobs.StopWorkers(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jobs.ErrWorkersNotRunning) {
-			mlog.Warn("Stopping job server workers failed", mlog.Err(err))
-		}
-		if err := s.Jobs.InitWorkers(); err != nil {
-			mlog.Error("Initializing job server workers failed", mlog.Err(err))
-		} else if err := s.Jobs.StartWorkers(); err != nil {
-			mlog.Error("Starting job server workers failed", mlog.Err(err))
-		}
-	}
-	if *s.Config().JobSettings.RunScheduler && s.Jobs != nil {
-		if err := s.Jobs.StartSchedulers(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jobs.ErrSchedulersRunning) {
-			mlog.Error("Starting job server schedulers failed", mlog.Err(err))
-		}
-	}
-
 	return &license, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/app/server.go b/app/server.go
index 90f58f6fa9..018168b4f6 100644
--- a/app/server.go
+++ b/app/server.go
@@ -1879,8 +1879,6 @@ func (ch *Channels) ClientConfigHash() string {
 
 func (s *Server) initJobs() {
 	s.Jobs = jobs.NewJobServer(s, s.Store, s.Metrics)
-	s.Jobs.InitWorkers()
-	s.Jobs.InitSchedulers()
 
 	if jobsDataRetentionJobInterface != nil {
 		builder := jobsDataRetentionJobInterface(s)
diff --git a/app/slashcommands/helper_test.go b/app/slashcommands/helper_test.go
index 66d1777d2c..56ba662f7f 100644
--- a/app/slashcommands/helper_test.go
+++ b/app/slashcommands/helper_test.go
@@ -125,9 +125,13 @@ func setupTestHelper(dbStore store.Store, enterprise bool, includeCacheLayer boo
 	})
 
 	if enterprise {
+		th.App.Srv().Jobs.StopWorkers()
+		th.App.Srv().Jobs.StopSchedulers()
+
 		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense())
-		th.App.Srv().Jobs.InitWorkers()
-		th.App.Srv().Jobs.InitSchedulers()
+
+		th.App.Srv().Jobs.StartWorkers()
+		th.App.Srv().Jobs.StartSchedulers()
 	} else {
 		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
 	}
diff --git a/jobs/jobs_test.go b/jobs/jobs_test.go
index fb17d45b6c..bb28db69a8 100644
--- a/jobs/jobs_test.go
+++ b/jobs/jobs_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ func makeJobServer(t *testing.T) (*JobServer, *storetest.Store, *mocks.MetricsIn
 		mockMetrics.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 
-	jobServer := NewJobServer(configService, mockStore, mockMetrics)
+	jobServer := &JobServer{
+		ConfigService: configService,
+		Store:         mockStore,
+		metrics:       mockMetrics,
+	}
 
 	return jobServer, mockStore, mockMetrics
 }
diff --git a/jobs/jobs_watcher.go b/jobs/jobs_watcher.go
index d8fcf71d55..e0f57a5cf6 100644
--- a/jobs/jobs_watcher.go
+++ b/jobs/jobs_watcher.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ type Watcher struct {
 
 func (srv *JobServer) MakeWatcher(workers *Workers, pollingInterval int) *Watcher {
 	return &Watcher{
-		stop:            make(chan struct{}),
-		stopped:         make(chan struct{}),
 		pollingInterval: pollingInterval,
 		workers:         workers,
 		srv:             srv,
@@ -36,7 +34,8 @@ func (srv *JobServer) MakeWatcher(workers *Workers, pollingInterval int) *Watche
 
 func (watcher *Watcher) Start() {
 	mlog.Debug("Watcher Started")
-
+	watcher.stop = make(chan struct{})
+	watcher.stopped = make(chan struct{})
 	// Delay for some random number of milliseconds before starting to ensure that multiple
 	// instances of the jobserver  don't poll at a time too close to each other.
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
diff --git a/jobs/schedulers.go b/jobs/schedulers.go
index 01aca21baa..f692b08451 100644
--- a/jobs/schedulers.go
+++ b/jobs/schedulers.go
@@ -32,30 +32,6 @@ var (
 	ErrSchedulersUninitialized = errors.New("job schedulers are not initialized")
 )
 
-func (srv *JobServer) InitSchedulers() error {
-	srv.mut.Lock()
-	defer srv.mut.Unlock()
-	if srv.schedulers != nil && srv.schedulers.running {
-		return ErrSchedulersRunning
-	}
-	mlog.Debug("Initialising schedulers.")
-
-	schedulers := &Schedulers{
-		stop:                 make(chan bool),
-		stopped:              make(chan bool),
-		configChanged:        make(chan *model.Config),
-		clusterLeaderChanged: make(chan bool, 1),
-		jobs:                 srv,
-		isLeader:             true,
-		schedulers:           make(map[string]model.Scheduler),
-		nextRunTimes:         make(map[string]*time.Time),
-	}
-
-	srv.schedulers = schedulers
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (schedulers *Schedulers) AddScheduler(name string, scheduler model.Scheduler) {
 	schedulers.schedulers[name] = scheduler
 }
@@ -63,6 +39,8 @@ func (schedulers *Schedulers) AddScheduler(name string, scheduler model.Schedule
 // Start starts the schedulers. This call is not safe for concurrent use.
 // Synchronization should be implemented by the caller.
 func (schedulers *Schedulers) Start() {
+	schedulers.stop = make(chan bool)
+	schedulers.stopped = make(chan bool)
 	schedulers.listenerId = schedulers.jobs.ConfigService.AddConfigListener(schedulers.handleConfigChange)
 
 	go func() {
diff --git a/jobs/schedulers_test.go b/jobs/schedulers_test.go
index 12f68a81b3..8421d4f0f4 100644
--- a/jobs/schedulers_test.go
+++ b/jobs/schedulers_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+	jobServer.initSchedulers()
 	jobServer.RegisterJobType(model.JobTypeDataRetention, nil, new(MockScheduler))
 	jobServer.RegisterJobType(model.JobTypeMessageExport, nil, new(MockScheduler))
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ClusterLeaderChanged", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
 		jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		jobServer.HandleClusterLeaderChange(false)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ClusterLeaderChangedBeforeStart", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
 		jobServer.HandleClusterLeaderChange(false)
 		jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("DoubleClusterLeaderChangedBeforeStart", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
 		jobServer.HandleClusterLeaderChange(false)
 		jobServer.HandleClusterLeaderChange(true)
 		jobServer.StartSchedulers()
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ConfigChanged", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
 		jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		jobServer.HandleClusterLeaderChange(false)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ConfigChangedDeadlock", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer.InitSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
 		jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
diff --git a/jobs/server.go b/jobs/server.go
index b7e7dbe341..9c5870027c 100644
--- a/jobs/server.go
+++ b/jobs/server.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package jobs
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6/einterfaces"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6/model"
@@ -24,11 +25,33 @@ type JobServer struct {
 }
 
 func NewJobServer(configService configservice.ConfigService, store store.Store, metrics einterfaces.MetricsInterface) *JobServer {
-	return &JobServer{
+	srv := &JobServer{
 		ConfigService: configService,
 		Store:         store,
 		metrics:       metrics,
 	}
+	srv.initWorkers()
+	srv.initSchedulers()
+	return srv
+}
+
+func (srv *JobServer) initWorkers() {
+	workers := NewWorkers(srv.ConfigService)
+	workers.Watcher = srv.MakeWatcher(workers, DefaultWatcherPollingInterval)
+	srv.workers = workers
+}
+
+func (srv *JobServer) initSchedulers() {
+	schedulers := &Schedulers{
+		configChanged:        make(chan *model.Config),
+		clusterLeaderChanged: make(chan bool, 1),
+		jobs:                 srv,
+		isLeader:             true,
+		schedulers:           make(map[string]model.Scheduler),
+		nextRunTimes:         make(map[string]*time.Time),
+	}
+
+	srv.schedulers = schedulers
 }
 
 func (srv *JobServer) Config() *model.Config {
diff --git a/jobs/server_test.go b/jobs/server_test.go
index 391fc48d9b..9c550c54d9 100644
--- a/jobs/server_test.go
+++ b/jobs/server_test.go
@@ -5,44 +5,11 @@ package jobs
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestInitWorkers(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("initialize", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("re-initialize", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("re-initialize already running", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.StartWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.Equal(t, ErrWorkersRunning, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.StopWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestStartWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("uninitialized", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
@@ -52,22 +19,24 @@ func TestStartWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("already running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartWorkers()
+		jobServer.initWorkers()
+		err := jobServer.StartWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = jobServer.StartWorkers()
 		require.Equal(t, ErrWorkersRunning, err)
+		// Parking the go routing to let the worker watcher start
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 		err = jobServer.StopWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("not running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartWorkers()
+		jobServer.initWorkers()
+		err := jobServer.StartWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// Parking the go routing to let the worker watcher start
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 		err = jobServer.StopWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
@@ -82,57 +51,23 @@ func TestStopWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("not running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StopWorkers()
+		jobServer.initWorkers()
+		err := jobServer.StopWorkers()
 		require.Equal(t, ErrWorkersNotRunning, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitWorkers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartWorkers()
+		jobServer.initWorkers()
+		err := jobServer.StartWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// Parking the go routing to let the worker watcher start
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 		err = jobServer.StopWorkers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 }
 
-func TestInitSchedulers(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("initialize", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("re-initialize", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("re-initialize already running", func(t *testing.T) {
-		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.StartSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.Equal(t, ErrSchedulersRunning, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.StopSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestStartSchedulers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("uninitialized", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
@@ -142,9 +77,8 @@ func TestStartSchedulers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("initialized", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
+		err := jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		err = jobServer.StopSchedulers()
@@ -153,9 +87,8 @@ func TestStartSchedulers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("already running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
+		err := jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		require.Equal(t, ErrSchedulersRunning, err)
@@ -174,17 +107,15 @@ func TestStopSchedulers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("not running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StopSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
+		err := jobServer.StopSchedulers()
 		require.Equal(t, ErrSchedulersNotRunning, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		jobServer, _, _ := makeJobServer(t)
-		err := jobServer.InitSchedulers()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		err = jobServer.StartSchedulers()
+		jobServer.initSchedulers()
+		err := jobServer.StartSchedulers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		err = jobServer.StopSchedulers()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/jobs/workers.go b/jobs/workers.go
index aa6251ec72..009b040f8d 100644
--- a/jobs/workers.go
+++ b/jobs/workers.go
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@ var (
 	ErrWorkersUninitialized = errors.New("job workers are not initialized")
 )
 
-func (srv *JobServer) InitWorkers() error {
-	srv.mut.Lock()
-	defer srv.mut.Unlock()
-
-	if srv.workers != nil && srv.workers.running {
-		return ErrWorkersRunning
-	}
-
-	workers := NewWorkers(srv.ConfigService)
-
-	workers.Watcher = srv.MakeWatcher(workers, DefaultWatcherPollingInterval)
-
-	srv.workers = workers
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func NewWorkers(configService configservice.ConfigService) *Workers {
 	return &Workers{
 		ConfigService: configService,