diff --git a/app/models/automation_worker/runner.rb b/app/models/automation_worker/runner.rb
index 566947207fa..ca3baa97f1c 100644
--- a/app/models/automation_worker/runner.rb
+++ b/app/models/automation_worker/runner.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 class AutomationWorker::Runner < MiqQueueWorkerBase::Runner
+  def do_before_work_loop
+    super
+    @automation_runners = Vmdb::Plugins.automation_runner_classes.map(&:runner)
+  end
+
+  def before_exit(*)
+    super
+    @automation_runners.each(&:stop)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb b/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
index 9d02ffa2943..8dbc10c36d9 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ def automate_domains
       end
     end
 
+    def automation_runner_classes
+      @automation_runner_classes ||= flat_map { |engine| engine.try(:automation_runners) }.compact
+    end
+
     def miq_widgets_content
       @miq_widgets_content ||= Rails.root.join("product/dashboard/widgets").glob("*").map(&:to_s) + flat_map { |engine| content_directories(engine, "dashboard/widgets") }
     end