diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ee0010fe..1339cd3f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ require('./lib/rollbar')
   const scheduleJob = channel.publish.bind(channel, `${env.JOBS_QUEUE_NAME}-exchange`, env.JOBS_QUEUE_NAME)
   const worker = require('./lib/worker').bind(null, scheduleJob, channel)
 
-  const queues = {
-    'registry-change': new Queue(1, Infinity),
-    'stripe-event': new Queue(1, Infinity),
-    'reset': new Queue(1, Infinity)
+  // if you need a customized queue configuration, you can add it here
+  // e.g. const queues = {'stripe-event': new Queue(1, 10)}
+  const queues = {}
+  function queueJob (queueId, job) {
+    const q = queues[queueId] = queues[queueId] || new Queue(1, Infinity)
+    return q.add(() => worker(job))
   }
   channel.consume(env.EVENTS_QUEUE_NAME, consume)
   channel.consume(env.JOBS_QUEUE_NAME, consume)
@@ -80,10 +82,7 @@ require('./lib/rollbar')
     const data = JSON.parse(job.content.toString())
     const jobsWithoutOwners = ['registry-change', 'stripe-event', 'schedule-stale-initial-pr-reminders', 'reset']
     if (jobsWithoutOwners.includes(data.name)) {
-      if (queues[data.name]) {
-        return queues[data.name].add(() => worker(job))
-      }
-      throw new Error(`Unknown queue name: ${data.name}`)
+      return queueJob(data.name, job)
     }
 
     let queueId = Number(data.accountId) ||
@@ -107,9 +106,7 @@ require('./lib/rollbar')
         throw e
       }
     }
-
-    const q = queues[queueId] = queues[queueId] || new Queue(1, Infinity)
-    q.add(() => worker(job))
+    queueJob(queueId, job)
   }
 })()
 // }