diff --git a/app/api/analyzer/tickets/[ticketNumber]/analyze/route.ts b/app/api/analyzer/tickets/[ticketNumber]/analyze/route.ts
index c58bcbe..0b7309d 100644
--- a/app/api/analyzer/tickets/[ticketNumber]/analyze/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/analyzer/tickets/[ticketNumber]/analyze/route.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ import {
   findExistingAnalysisByContentHash,
   queueJob,
 } from '@/lib/services/analyzer/persistence';
+// Side-effect import: triggers the worker's auto-start at server boot. Next.js
+// eagerly loads route handler modules to build the routing manifest, so this
+// import runs once per server process — same trick sync-scheduler relies on.
+import '@/lib/services/analyzer/worker';
 
 export async function POST(
   request: NextRequest,