diff --git a/pool/node.go b/pool/node.go
index 60cf77f..8fa1e6b 100644
--- a/pool/node.go
+++ b/pool/node.go
@@ -749,11 +749,17 @@ func (node *Node) processInactiveWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 		if !ok {
 			continue // worker is already being deleted
 		}
+		mustRequeue := len(keys)
 		requeued := make(map[string]chan error)
 		for _, key := range keys {
 			payload, ok := node.jobPayloadsMap.Get(key)
 			if !ok {
 				node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processInactiveWorkers: payload for job not found"), "job", key, "worker", id)
+				// No need to keep the job around if the payload is not found.
+				if _, _, err := node.jobsMap.RemoveValues(ctx, id, key); err != nil {
+					node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processInactiveWorkers: failed to remove job %q from jobs map: %w", key, err), "job", key, "worker", id)
+				}
+				mustRequeue--
 				continue
 			}
 			job := &Job{
@@ -770,16 +776,15 @@ func (node *Node) processInactiveWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 			requeued[job.Key] = cherr
 		}
 
-		if len(requeued) != len(keys) {
-			node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processInactiveWorkers: failed to requeue all inactive jobs: %d/%d, will retry later", len(requeued), len(keys)), "worker", id)
-			continue
+		if len(requeued) != mustRequeue {
+			node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processInactiveWorkers: failed to requeue all inactive jobs: %d/%d, will retry later", len(requeued), mustRequeue), "worker", id)
 		}
-		go node.processRequeuedJobs(ctx, id, requeued)
+		go node.processRequeuedJobs(ctx, id, requeued, len(requeued) == mustRequeue)
 	}
 }
 
 // processRequeuedJobs processes the requeued jobs concurrently.
-func (node *Node) processRequeuedJobs(ctx context.Context, id string, requeued map[string]chan error) {
+func (node *Node) processRequeuedJobs(ctx context.Context, id string, requeued map[string]chan error, deleteWorker bool) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var succeeded int64
 	for key, cherr := range requeued {
@@ -806,8 +811,10 @@ func (node *Node) processRequeuedJobs(ctx context.Context, id string, requeued m
 	}
 
 	node.logger.Info("requeued worker jobs", "worker", id, "requeued", len(requeued))
-	if err := node.deleteWorker(ctx, id); err != nil {
-		node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processRequeuedJobs: failed to delete worker %q: %w", id, err), "worker", id)
+	if deleteWorker {
+		if err := node.deleteWorker(ctx, id); err != nil {
+			node.logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("processRequeuedJobs: failed to delete worker %q: %w", id, err), "worker", id)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pool/worker.go b/pool/worker.go
index 9215d86..1c8f969 100644
--- a/pool/worker.go
+++ b/pool/worker.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func (w *Worker) rebalance(ctx context.Context, activeWorkers []string) {
 		delete(rebalanced, key)
 		cherrs[key] = cherr
 	}
-	go w.Node.processRequeuedJobs(ctx, w.ID, cherrs)
+	go w.Node.processRequeuedJobs(ctx, w.ID, cherrs, false)
 }
 
 // requeueJobs requeues the jobs handled by the worker.