speedup on tagging

src/workers.rs

@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ fn spawn_worker(state: web::Data<AppState>, task_type: WorkTaskType, concurrency
 
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         loop {
-            // Wait for notification or poll timeout
-            tokio::select! {
-                _ = notify.notified() => {}
-                _ = tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)) => {}
-            }
-
             // Claim pending items
             let items = match queries::work_queue::claim_next(
                 state.db.conn(),
@@ -122,6 +116,11 @@ fn spawn_worker(state: web::Data<AppState>, task_type: WorkTaskType, concurrency
             };
 
             if items.is_empty() {
+                // Nothing to do — wait for notification or poll timeout
+                tokio::select! {
+                    _ = notify.notified() => {}
+                    _ = tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)) => {}
+                }
                 continue;
             }