diff --git a/src/classes/redis-connection.ts b/src/classes/redis-connection.ts
index 3e752828c8..96db6bf322 100644
--- a/src/classes/redis-connection.ts
+++ b/src/classes/redis-connection.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const deprecationMessage =
 
 interface RedisCapabilities {
   canDoubleTimeout: boolean;
+  canBlockFor1Ms: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RawCommand {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export class RedisConnection extends EventEmitter {
   closing: boolean;
   capabilities: RedisCapabilities = {
     canDoubleTimeout: false,
+    canBlockFor1Ms: true,
   };
 
   status: 'initializing' | 'ready' | 'closing' | 'closed' = 'initializing';
@@ -251,6 +253,7 @@ export class RedisConnection extends EventEmitter {
 
       this.capabilities = {
         canDoubleTimeout: !isRedisVersionLowerThan(this.version, '6.0.0'),
+        canBlockFor1Ms: !isRedisVersionLowerThan(this.version, '7.0.8'),
       };
 
       this.status = 'ready';
diff --git a/src/classes/worker.ts b/src/classes/worker.ts
index 548be5b341..56a56fd6e1 100644
--- a/src/classes/worker.ts
+++ b/src/classes/worker.ts
@@ -592,6 +592,12 @@ export class Worker<
     );
   }
 
+  get minimumBlockTimeout(): number {
+    return this.blockingConnection.capabilities.canBlockFor1Ms
+      ? minimumBlockTimeout
+      : 0.002;
+  }
+
   protected async moveToActive(
     client: RedisClient,
     token: string,
@@ -653,7 +659,7 @@ export class Worker<
     if (blockUntil) {
       const blockDelay = blockUntil - Date.now();
       // when we reach the time to get new jobs
-      if (blockDelay < 1) {
+      if (blockDelay < this.minimumBlockTimeout * 1000) {
         blockTimeout = minimumBlockTimeout;
       } else {
         blockTimeout = blockDelay / 1000;
@@ -664,7 +670,7 @@ export class Worker<
       // reference: https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/issues/1658
       blockTimeout = Math.min(blockTimeout, maximumBlockTimeout);
     } else {
-      blockTimeout = Math.max(opts.drainDelay, minimumBlockTimeout);
+      blockTimeout = Math.max(opts.drainDelay, this.minimumBlockTimeout);
     }
 
     return blockTimeout;
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.ts b/tests/test_worker.ts
index 3e78c8b76e..cda9a64ded 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.ts
+++ b/tests/test_worker.ts
@@ -816,6 +816,25 @@ describe('workers', function () {
     await worker.close();
   });
 
+  describe('when 0.002 is used as blocktimeout', () => {
+    it('should not block forever', async () => {
+      const worker = new Worker(queueName, async () => {}, {
+        connection,
+        prefix,
+      });
+      await worker.waitUntilReady();
+      const client = await worker.client;
+      if (isRedisVersionLowerThan(worker.redisVersion, '7.0.8')) {
+        await client.bzpopmin(`key`, 0.002);
+      } else {
+        await client.bzpopmin(`key`, 0.001);
+      }
+
+      expect(true).to.be.true;
+      await worker.close();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when closing a worker', () => {
     it('process a job that throws an exception after worker close', async () => {
       const jobError = new Error('Job Failed');