diff --git a/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb b/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
index 060c65b0b..5236173a5 100755
--- a/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
+++ b/monitor/spec/production_spec.rb
@@ -96,4 +96,14 @@ describe "Deployed site at #{www}", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_fe
     in_client(user2) { sign_out_poltergeist }
   end
 
+  let(:queue_limit) { 5 }
+
+  it "should not find any stuck workers in resque queues" do
+    page.driver.basic_authorize('jamjam','blueberryjam')
+    visit '/admin/resque/queues'
+    page.all('tr:not(.failure) .size').each do |job_queue|
+      expect(job_queue.text.to_i).to be < queue_limit
+    end
+    #this (maybe mistakenly) ignores the .failure queue, since it can be in the hundreds - VRFS-1930
+  end
 end