diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
index d46dfeb1a..8bf8cf543 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/JobProviderTest.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
 
             firstRun.Should().BeTrue();
             secondRun.Should().BeTrue();
+            JobProvider.Queue.Should().BeEmpty();
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -113,12 +114,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
 
             var timerProvider = mocker.Resolve<JobProvider>();
             timerProvider.Initialize();
-            var firstRun = timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 1);
-            var secondRun = timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 2);
-            var third = timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 3);
+            timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 1);
+            timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 2);
+            timerProvider.QueueJob(typeof(SlowJob), 3);
 
 
             Thread.Sleep(10000);
+            JobProvider.Queue.Should().BeEmpty();
             //Asserts are done in ExceptionVerification
         }
 
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
             firstRun.Should().BeTrue();
             secondRun.Should().BeTrue();
             Thread.Sleep(2000);
+            JobProvider.Queue.Should().BeEmpty();
             ExceptionVerification.ExcpectedErrors(2);
         }
 
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
             Thread.Sleep(5000);
 
             Assert.AreEqual(1, slowJob.ExexutionCount);
+            JobProvider.Queue.Should().BeEmpty();
 
         }
 
@@ -362,6 +366,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test
             var settings = timerProvider.All();
             settings.Should().NotBeEmpty();
             settings[0].LastExecution.Should().HaveYear(2000);
+            JobProvider.Queue.Should().BeEmpty();
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
index 7e83f720e..068b21f96 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Jobs/JobProvider.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Jobs
         private static readonly object ExecutionLock = new object();
         private Thread _jobThread;
         private static bool _isRunning;
-        private static readonly List<Tuple<Type, Int32>> Queue = new List<Tuple<Type, int>>();
+        public static readonly List<Tuple<Type, Int32>> Queue = new List<Tuple<Type, int>>();
+
+
 
         private ProgressNotification _notification;
 
@@ -35,7 +37,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Jobs
 
         public JobProvider() { }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a list of all registered jobs
         /// </summary>
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Jobs
                     }
                 };
 
-                _jobThread = new Thread(starter) { Name = "JobQueueThread", Priority = ThreadPriority.BelowNormal };
+                _jobThread = new Thread(starter) { Name = "JobQueueThread" };
                 _jobThread.Start();
 
             }
@@ -176,45 +177,41 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Jobs
         /// </summary>
         private void ProcessQueue()
         {
-            Tuple<Type, int> job = null;
-
-            try
+            do
             {
-                lock (Queue)
+                Tuple<Type, int> job = null;
+
+                try
                 {
-                    if (Queue.Count != 0)
+                    lock (Queue)
                     {
-                        job = Queue[0];
+                        if (Queue.Count != 0)
+                        {
+                            job = Queue.First();
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (job != null)
+                    {
+                        Execute(job.Item1, job.Item2);
                     }
-                }
 
-                if (job != null)
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    Execute(job.Item1, job.Item2);
+                    Logger.FatalException("An error has occurred while processing queued job.", e);
                 }
-
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Logger.FatalException("An error has occurred while processing queued job.", e);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                if (job != null)
+                finally
                 {
-                    Queue.Remove(job);
+                    if (job != null)
+                    {
+                        Queue.Remove(job);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            //Try to find next job is last run found a job.
-            if (job != null)
-            {
-                ProcessQueue();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger.Trace("Finished processing jobs in the queue.");
-            }
+            } while (Queue.Count != 0);
+
+            Logger.Trace("Finished processing jobs in the queue.");
 
             return;
         }
diff --git a/NzbDrone/Program.cs b/NzbDrone/Program.cs
index da4abd270..73c65a6a3 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/Program.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone/Program.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone
                 Thread.CurrentThread.Name = "Host";
 
                 Process currentProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
-                if (currentProcess.PriorityClass < ProcessPriorityClass.Normal)
-                {
-                    Logger.Info("Promoting process priority from {0} to {1}", currentProcess.PriorityClass, ProcessPriorityClass.Normal);
-                    currentProcess.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.Normal;
-                }
+
+                FixPriorities();
 
                 currentProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
                 currentProcess.Exited += ProgramExited;
@@ -38,6 +35,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone
 #if DEBUG
                 Attach();
 #endif
+                FixPriorities();
+
                 if (Environment.UserInteractive)
                 {
                     try
@@ -64,6 +63,25 @@ namespace NzbDrone
             Console.ReadLine();
         }
 
+        private static void FixPriorities()
+        {
+            Process currentProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
+            if (currentProcess.PriorityClass < ProcessPriorityClass.Normal)
+            {
+                Logger.Info("Promoting process priority from {0} to {1}", currentProcess.PriorityClass,
+                            ProcessPriorityClass.Normal);
+                currentProcess.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.Normal;
+            }
+
+            
+            if (IISController.IISProcess!=null && IISController.IISProcess.PriorityClass < ProcessPriorityClass.Normal)
+            {
+                Logger.Info("Promoting process priority from {0} to {1}", IISController.IISProcess.PriorityClass,
+                            ProcessPriorityClass.Normal);
+                IISController.IISProcess.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.Normal;
+            }
+        }
+
 #if DEBUG
         private static void Attach()
         {