diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/e2e/apps/flavors.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/e2e/apps/flavors.spec.ts
index cf1394c8983d7..8c970c9a22f66 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/e2e/apps/flavors.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/e2e/apps/flavors.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getCurrentUserQuery } from '@affine/graphql';
 import { JobExecutor } from '../../../base/job/queue/executor';
 import { JobHandlerScanner } from '../../../base/job/queue/scanner';
 import { DatabaseDocReader, DocReader } from '../../../core/doc';
+import { RealtimeGateway } from '../../../core/realtime/gateway';
 import { createApp } from '../create-app';
 import { e2e } from '../test';
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ e2e('should init worker service', async t => {
     const res = await app.GET('/info').expect(200);
     t.is(res.body.flavor, 'worker');
     t.truthy(app.get(JobHandlerScanner).getHandler('indexer.indexDoc'));
+    t.throws(() => app.get(RealtimeGateway));
 
     await t.throwsAsync(app.gql({ query: getCurrentUserQuery }));
     await app.PUT('/api/storage/upload').expect(404);
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ e2e('should init graphql service', async t => {
 
     const user = await app.gql({ query: getCurrentUserQuery });
     t.is(user.currentUser, null);
+    t.truthy(app.get(RealtimeGateway));
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
index 7bd8bf2d83fba..5db32bcff4b16 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import { NotificationModule } from './core/notification';
 import { PermissionModule } from './core/permission';
 import { QueueDashboardModule } from './core/queue-dashboard';
 import { QuotaModule } from './core/quota';
-import { RealtimeModule } from './core/realtime';
+import { RealtimeGatewayModule, RealtimeModule } from './core/realtime';
 import { SelfhostModule } from './core/selfhost';
 import { StaticFileModule } from './core/static-files';
 import { StorageApiModule, StorageWorkerModule } from './core/storage';
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export function buildAppModule(env: Env) {
   factor
     // basic
     .use(...FunctionalityModules)
+    .useIf(() => !workerOnly, RealtimeGatewayModule)
 
     // online roles publish indexer events; only the worker registers consumers
     .useIf(() => env.isApi || env.isFrontend, IndexerModule)
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/realtime/index.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/realtime/index.ts
index 667c2bd8bdd95..d227cb707cbf7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/realtime/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/realtime/index.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ import { RealtimeRegistry } from './registry';
 
 @Global()
 @Module({
-  providers: [
-    RealtimeRegistry,
-    RealtimePublisher,
-    RealtimeGateway,
-    RealtimeRegistryCompletenessChecker,
-  ],
+  providers: [RealtimeRegistry, RealtimePublisher],
   exports: [RealtimeRegistry, RealtimePublisher],
 })
 export class RealtimeModule {}
 
+@Module({
+  imports: [RealtimeModule],
+  providers: [RealtimeGateway, RealtimeRegistryCompletenessChecker],
+})
+export class RealtimeGatewayModule {}
+
 export { RealtimeRegistryCompletenessChecker } from './completeness';
 export { registerRealtimeLiveQuery } from './provider';
 export { RealtimePublisher } from './publisher';