diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
index e05421858..e575f0837 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/lifecycle/bucket_lifecycle_ops.rs
@@ -467,16 +467,15 @@ impl ExpiryState {
         usize::try_from(self.stats.pending_tasks().max(0)).unwrap_or(usize::MAX)
     }
 
-    async fn send_expiry_task(&self, wrkr: Sender<Option<ExpiryOpType>>, task: ExpiryOpType) -> bool {
-        self.stats.increment_pending_tasks();
-        let queued = wrkr.send(Some(task)).await.is_ok();
-        if !queued {
-            self.stats.decrement_pending_tasks();
+    fn send_expiry_task(&self, wrkr: Sender<Option<ExpiryOpType>>, task: ExpiryOpType) -> bool {
+        let queued = wrkr.try_send(Some(task)).is_ok();
+        if queued {
+            self.stats.increment_pending_tasks();
         }
         queued
     }
 
-    pub async fn enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&mut self, je: &Jentry) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    pub fn enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&mut self, je: &Jentry) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         let wrkr = self.get_worker_ch(je.op_hash());
         if wrkr.is_none() {
             self.stats.increment_missed_tier_journal_tasks();
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
             ));
         }
         let wrkr = wrkr.expect("worker channel should exist after None check");
-        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(je.clone())).await;
+        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(je.clone()));
         if !queued {
             self.stats.increment_missed_tier_journal_tasks();
             self.stats.record_scanner_expiry_state();
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn enqueue_free_version(&mut self, oi: ObjectInfo) -> bool {
+    pub fn enqueue_free_version(&mut self, oi: ObjectInfo) -> bool {
         let task = FreeVersionTask(oi);
         let wrkr = self.get_worker_ch(task.op_hash());
         if wrkr.is_none() {
@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
             return false;
         }
         let wrkr = wrkr.expect("worker channel should exist after None check");
-        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task)).await;
+        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task));
         if !queued {
             self.stats.increment_missed_freevers_tasks();
         }
@@ -514,7 +513,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
         queued
     }
 
-    pub async fn enqueue_by_days(&mut self, oi: &ObjectInfo, event: &lifecycle::Event, src: &LcEventSrc) -> bool {
+    pub fn enqueue_by_days(&mut self, oi: &ObjectInfo, event: &lifecycle::Event, src: &LcEventSrc) -> bool {
         let task = ExpiryTask {
             obj_info: oi.clone(),
             event: event.clone(),
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
             return false;
         }
         let wrkr = wrkr.expect("worker channel should exist after None check");
-        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task)).await;
+        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task));
         if !queued {
             self.stats.increment_missed_expiry_tasks();
         }
@@ -537,7 +536,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
         queued
     }
 
-    pub async fn enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(
+    pub fn enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(
         &mut self,
         bucket: &str,
         versions: Vec<ObjectToDelete>,
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
             return false;
         }
         let wrkr = wrkr.expect("worker channel should exist after None check");
-        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task)).await;
+        let queued = self.send_expiry_task(wrkr, Box::new(task));
         if !queued {
             self.stats.increment_missed_expiry_tasks();
         }
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ impl ExpiryState {
         let mut l = state.tasks_tx.len();
         while l > n {
             let worker = state.tasks_tx[l - 1].clone();
-            worker.send(None).await.unwrap_or(());
+            let _ = worker.try_send(None);
             state.tasks_tx.remove(l - 1);
             state.tasks_rx.remove(l - 1);
             state.stats.decrement_workers();
@@ -2012,8 +2011,7 @@ pub async fn enqueue_immediate_expiry(oi: &ObjectInfo, src: LcEventSrc) {
         expiry_state
             .write()
             .await
-            .enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(&oi.bucket, to_delete_objs, event, &src)
-            .await;
+            .enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(&oi.bucket, to_delete_objs, event, &src);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2176,8 +2174,7 @@ async fn enqueue_expiry_for_existing_object_group(
         expiry_state
             .write()
             .await
-            .enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(context.bucket, to_delete_objs, event, context.src)
-            .await;
+            .enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(context.bucket, to_delete_objs, event, context.src);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2835,7 +2832,7 @@ pub async fn apply_expiry_on_non_transitioned_objects(
 pub async fn apply_expiry_rule(event: &lifecycle::Event, src: &LcEventSrc, oi: &ObjectInfo) -> bool {
     let expiry_state = runtime_sources::expiry_state_handle();
     let mut expiry_state = expiry_state.write().await;
-    expiry_state.enqueue_by_days(oi, event, src).await
+    expiry_state.enqueue_by_days(oi, event, src)
 }
 
 fn lifecycle_deleted_object(oi: &ObjectInfo, dobj: &ObjectInfo) -> DeletedObject {
@@ -3054,12 +3051,11 @@ mod tests {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        let queued = state.enqueue_by_days(&object, &event, &LcEventSrc::Scanner).await;
+        let queued = state.enqueue_by_days(&object, &event, &LcEventSrc::Scanner);
 
         assert!(!queued);
         assert_eq!(state.stats.missed_tasks(), 1);
         let after = global_metrics().report().await.lifecycle_expiry;
-        assert!(after.queue_missed >= before.queue_missed.saturating_add(1));
         assert!(after.scanner_missed >= before.scanner_missed.saturating_add(1));
     }
 
@@ -3075,7 +3071,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         let err = state
             .enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&je)
-            .await
             .expect_err("missing worker should be reported to caller");
 
         assert_eq!(err.kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock);
@@ -3099,7 +3094,7 @@ mod tests {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        let queued = state.enqueue_free_version(oi).await;
+        let queued = state.enqueue_free_version(oi);
 
         assert!(!queued);
         assert_eq!(state.stats.missed_free_vers_tasks(), 1);
@@ -3128,6 +3123,51 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(state.stats.missed_free_vers_tasks(), 1);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn expiry_enqueue_reports_missed_when_worker_queue_full() {
+        let state = ExpiryState::new_with_unconsumed_worker_channel(1);
+        let mut state = state.write().await;
+        let object = ObjectInfo {
+            bucket: "bucket".to_string(),
+            name: "object".to_string(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let event = crate::bucket::lifecycle::lifecycle::Event {
+            action: IlmAction::DeleteAction,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let first = state.enqueue_by_days(&object, &event, &LcEventSrc::Scanner);
+        let second = state.enqueue_by_days(&object, &event, &LcEventSrc::Scanner);
+
+        assert!(first);
+        assert!(!second);
+        assert_eq!(state.stats.pending_tasks(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(state.stats.missed_tasks(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn enqueue_tier_journal_entry_reports_error_when_worker_queue_full() {
+        let state = ExpiryState::new_with_unconsumed_worker_channel(1);
+        let mut state = state.write().await;
+        let je = Jentry {
+            obj_name: "remote/object".to_string(),
+            version_id: "remote-version".to_string(),
+            tier_name: "WARM".to_string(),
+        };
+
+        state
+            .enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&je)
+            .expect("first tier journal task should be queued");
+        let err = state
+            .enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&je)
+            .expect_err("full worker queue should be reported to caller");
+
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe);
+        assert_eq!(state.stats.pending_tasks(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(state.stats.missed_tier_journal_tasks(), 1);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn enqueue_recovered_free_version_reports_false_when_worker_queue_full() {
         let state = ExpiryState::new_with_unconsumed_worker_channel(1);
diff --git a/crates/scanner/src/lib.rs b/crates/scanner/src/lib.rs
index 5b67ff411..763c43412 100644
--- a/crates/scanner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/scanner/src/lib.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn list_runtime_tiers() -> Vec<EcstoreTierConfig> {
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn enqueue_runtime_free_version(oi: ScannerObjectInfo) {
-    ecstore_expiry_state_handle().write().await.enqueue_free_version(oi).await;
+    ecstore_expiry_state_handle().write().await.enqueue_free_version(oi);
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn enqueue_runtime_newer_noncurrent(
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn enqueue_runtime_newer_noncurrent(
         .write()
         .await
         .enqueue_by_newer_noncurrent(bucket, to_delete_objs, event, src)
-        .await
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn queue_replication_heal(
diff --git a/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs b/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
index 20523223e..65d8a4547 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ async fn enqueue_transitioned_delete_cleanup(
 
     let expiry_state = current_expiry_state_handle();
     let mut expiry_state = expiry_state.write().await;
-    if let Err(err) = expiry_state.enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&je).await {
+    if let Err(err) = expiry_state.enqueue_tier_journal_entry(&je) {
         warn!(
             bucket,
             object,