diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/KVAccountDeletionQueueService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/KVAccountDeletionQueueService.ts
index e8d0554fa..5945c500b 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/KVAccountDeletionQueueService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/KVAccountDeletionQueueService.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {ms, seconds} from 'itty-time';
 import type {UserID} from '../BrandedTypes';
 import {Logger} from '../Logger';
 import type {UserRepository} from '../user/repositories/UserRepository';
-import {resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode} from '../user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator';
+import {isPendingDeletionBlocked, resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode} from '../user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator';
 
 interface QueuedDeletion {
 	userId: bigint;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class KVAccountDeletionQueueService {
 				}
 				let batchQueued = 0;
 				for (const user of users) {
-					if (user.pendingDeletionAt) {
+					if (user.pendingDeletionAt && !isPendingDeletionBlocked(user)) {
 						const queueItem: QueuedDeletion = {
 							userId: user.id,
 							deletionReasonCode: resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode(user, 0),
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuild.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuild.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33605e0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuild.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import {UserFlags} from '@fluxer/constants/src/UserConstants';
+import {describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
+import {createUserID} from '../../BrandedTypes';
+import type {User} from '../../models/User';
+import {MockKVProvider} from '../../test/mocks/MockKVProvider';
+import type {UserRepository} from '../../user/repositories/UserRepository';
+import {KVAccountDeletionQueueService} from '../KVAccountDeletionQueueService';
+
+function createUser(id: bigint, overrides: Partial<Pick<User, 'isBot' | 'flags'>> = {}): User {
+	return {
+		id: createUserID(id),
+		pendingDeletionAt: new Date('2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
+		deletionReasonCode: 0,
+		isBot: overrides.isBot ?? false,
+		flags: overrides.flags ?? 0n,
+	} as unknown as User;
+}
+
+function createUserRepository(users: Array<User>): UserRepository {
+	let served = false;
+	return {
+		async scanAllUsersPage() {
+			if (served) {
+				return {users: [], pageState: null};
+			}
+			served = true;
+			return {users, pageState: null};
+		},
+	} as unknown as UserRepository;
+}
+
+describe('KVAccountDeletionQueueService rebuild', () => {
+	it('does not requeue accounts the deletion worker refuses to process', async () => {
+		const kvClient = new MockKVProvider();
+		const users = [
+			createUser(1n, {isBot: true}),
+			createUser(2n, {flags: UserFlags.APP_STORE_REVIEWER}),
+			createUser(3n),
+		];
+		const service = new KVAccountDeletionQueueService(kvClient, createUserRepository(users));
+
+		await service.rebuildState();
+
+		expect(await service.getQueueSize()).toBe(1);
+		expect(await service.getReadyDeletions(Date.now(), 100)).toEqual([{userId: 3n, deletionReasonCode: 0}]);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuildLock.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuildLock.test.ts
index 75f7a35c7..257544ee8 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuildLock.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/tests/KVAccountDeletionQueueRebuildLock.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ function createPendingUser(index: number): User {
 		id: createUserID(BigInt(7000 + index)),
 		pendingDeletionAt: new Date('2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
 		deletionReasonCode: 0,
+		isBot: false,
+		flags: 0n,
 	} as unknown as User;
 }
 
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator.ts
index b7608b8bd..aef3e9ee6 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ interface PendingDeletionReasonUserLike {
 	flags: bigint;
 }
 
+interface PendingDeletionEligibilityUserLike {
+	isBot: boolean;
+	flags: bigint;
+}
+
 export async function reschedulePendingDeletion({
 	userId,
 	currentPendingDeletionAt,
@@ -83,3 +88,10 @@ export function resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode(
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+export function isPendingDeletionBlocked(user: PendingDeletionEligibilityUserLike): boolean {
+	if (user.isBot) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	return (user.flags & UserFlags.APP_STORE_REVIEWER) !== 0n;
+}
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tasks/UserProcessPendingDeletions.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tasks/UserProcessPendingDeletions.ts
index 90f6dd504..35f344e37 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tasks/UserProcessPendingDeletions.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tasks/UserProcessPendingDeletions.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-import {UserFlags} from '@fluxer/constants/src/UserConstants';
 import type {WorkerTaskHandler} from '@pkgs/worker/src/contracts/WorkerTask';
 import {createUserID} from '../../BrandedTypes';
 import {Logger} from '../../Logger';
-import {resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode} from '../../user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator';
+import {
+	isPendingDeletionBlocked,
+	resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode,
+} from '../../user/services/PendingDeletionCoordinator';
 import {getWorkerDependencies} from '../WorkerContext';
 
 const userProcessPendingDeletions: WorkerTaskHandler = async (_payload, helpers) => {
@@ -42,12 +44,9 @@ const userProcessPendingDeletions: WorkerTaskHandler = async (_payload, helpers)
 					await deletionQueueService.removeFromQueue(userId);
 					continue;
 				}
-				if (user.isBot) {
-					Logger.info({userId}, 'User is a bot, skipping deletion');
-					continue;
-				}
-				if (user.flags & UserFlags.APP_STORE_REVIEWER) {
-					Logger.info({userId}, 'User is an app store reviewer, skipping deletion');
+				if (isPendingDeletionBlocked(user)) {
+					Logger.info({userId}, 'User is not eligible for automated deletion, removing from KV');
+					await deletionQueueService.removeFromQueue(userId);
 					continue;
 				}
 				const deletionReasonCode = resolvePendingDeletionReasonCode(user, deletion.deletionReasonCode);
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tests/UserProcessPendingDeletions.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tests/UserProcessPendingDeletions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..327120e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/worker/tests/UserProcessPendingDeletions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import {UserFlags} from '@fluxer/constants/src/UserConstants';
+import type {IWorkerService} from '@pkgs/worker/src/contracts/IWorkerService';
+import type {WorkerTaskHelpers} from '@pkgs/worker/src/contracts/WorkerTask';
+import {afterEach, describe, expect, test} from 'vitest';
+import {createUserID, type UserID} from '../../BrandedTypes';
+import {KVAccountDeletionQueueService} from '../../infrastructure/KVAccountDeletionQueueService';
+import type {User} from '../../models/User';
+import {MockKVProvider} from '../../test/mocks/MockKVProvider';
+import {NoopLogger} from '../../test/mocks/NoopLogger';
+import type {UserRepository} from '../../user/repositories/UserRepository';
+import userProcessPendingDeletions from '../tasks/UserProcessPendingDeletions';
+import {clearWorkerDependencies, setWorkerDependenciesForTest} from '../WorkerContext';
+
+interface FakeUserOptions {
+	isBot?: boolean;
+	flags?: bigint;
+}
+
+function createFakeUser(userId: UserID, pendingDeletionAt: Date, options: FakeUserOptions = {}): User {
+	return {
+		id: userId,
+		pendingDeletionAt,
+		deletionReasonCode: 1,
+		isBot: options.isBot ?? false,
+		flags: options.flags ?? 0n,
+	} as unknown as User;
+}
+
+async function createHarness(users: Array<User>) {
+	const kvClient = new MockKVProvider();
+	const removedPendingDeletions: Array<string> = [];
+	const scheduledJobs: Array<string> = [];
+	const usersById = new Map<string, User>();
+	for (const user of users) {
+		usersById.set(user.id.toString(), user);
+	}
+	const userRepository = {
+		async findUnique(userId: UserID): Promise<User | null> {
+			return usersById.get(userId.toString()) ?? null;
+		},
+		async removePendingDeletion(userId: UserID): Promise<void> {
+			removedPendingDeletions.push(userId.toString());
+		},
+	} as unknown as UserRepository;
+	const workerService = {
+		async addJob(name: string, payload: {userId: string}): Promise<bigint> {
+			scheduledJobs.push(`${name}:${payload.userId}`);
+			return 0n;
+		},
+	} as unknown as IWorkerService;
+	const deletionQueueService = new KVAccountDeletionQueueService(kvClient, userRepository);
+	await kvClient.set('deletion_queue:state_version', Date.now().toString());
+	for (const user of users) {
+		if (user.pendingDeletionAt) {
+			await deletionQueueService.scheduleDeletion(user.id, user.pendingDeletionAt, 1);
+		}
+	}
+	setWorkerDependenciesForTest({userRepository, workerService, deletionQueueService});
+	return {deletionQueueService, scheduledJobs, removedPendingDeletions};
+}
+
+function createHelpers(): WorkerTaskHelpers {
+	return {
+		logger: new NoopLogger(),
+		jobId: 1n,
+		addJob: async () => 0n,
+		reportProgress: async () => {},
+		shouldCancel: async () => false,
+		setContextLink: async () => {},
+	};
+}
+
+describe('userProcessPendingDeletions', () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		clearWorkerDependencies();
+	});
+
+	test('drains skipped accounts so a genuine deletion behind them is not starved', async () => {
+		const skippedAt = new Date(Date.now() - 10_000_000);
+		const genuineAt = new Date(Date.now() - 1_000);
+		const users: Array<User> = [];
+		for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+			const userId = createUserID(BigInt(100_000 + i));
+			users.push(
+				createFakeUser(userId, skippedAt, i % 2 === 0 ? {isBot: true} : {flags: UserFlags.APP_STORE_REVIEWER}),
+			);
+		}
+		const genuineUserId = createUserID(999_999n);
+		users.push(createFakeUser(genuineUserId, genuineAt));
+		const harness = await createHarness(users);
+
+		await userProcessPendingDeletions({}, createHelpers());
+		const queueSizeAfterFirstPass = await harness.deletionQueueService.getQueueSize();
+		await userProcessPendingDeletions({}, createHelpers());
+
+		expect(harness.scheduledJobs).toEqual([`userProcessPendingDeletion:${genuineUserId.toString()}`]);
+		expect(harness.removedPendingDeletions).toEqual([genuineUserId.toString()]);
+		expect(queueSizeAfterFirstPass).toBe(1);
+		expect(await harness.deletionQueueService.getQueueSize()).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	test('keeps skipped accounts out of the queue while the skip condition holds', async () => {
+		const pendingAt = new Date(Date.now() - 10_000);
+		const botId = createUserID(1n);
+		const reviewerId = createUserID(2n);
+		const harness = await createHarness([
+			createFakeUser(botId, pendingAt, {isBot: true}),
+			createFakeUser(reviewerId, pendingAt, {flags: UserFlags.APP_STORE_REVIEWER}),
+		]);
+
+		await userProcessPendingDeletions({}, createHelpers());
+
+		expect(await harness.deletionQueueService.getQueueSize()).toBe(0);
+		expect(harness.scheduledJobs).toEqual([]);
+		expect(harness.removedPendingDeletions).toEqual([]);
+	});
+});