diff --git a/cron/queue/queue.go b/cron/queue/queue.go
index c2d04a7..0b90fd6 100644
--- a/cron/queue/queue.go
+++ b/cron/queue/queue.go
@@ -1,54 +1,114 @@
 package queue
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10"
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/vmihailenco/taskq/v3"
 	"github.com/vmihailenco/taskq/v3/redisq"
 )
 
+type QueueName string
+
+const (
+	MainQueue         QueueName = "main"
+	EnnoblementsQueue QueueName = "ennoblements"
+)
+
 type Config struct {
-	DB          *pg.DB
 	Redis       redis.UniversalClient
 	WorkerLimit int
 }
 
+type Queue interface {
+	Start(ctx context.Context) error
+	Close() error
+	Add(name QueueName, msg *taskq.Message) error
+}
+
 type queue struct {
-	db                *pg.DB
 	redis             redis.UniversalClient
 	mainQueue         taskq.Queue
 	ennoblementsQueue taskq.Queue
 	factory           taskq.Factory
 }
 
-func New(cfg *Config) error {
+func New(cfg *Config) (Queue, error) {
+	if err := validateConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	q := &queue{
-		db:    cfg.DB,
 		redis: cfg.Redis,
 	}
 
 	if err := q.init(cfg); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return q, nil
 }
 
 func (q *queue) init(cfg *Config) error {
 	q.factory = redisq.NewFactory()
-	q.mainQueue = q.registerQueue("main", cfg.WorkerLimit)
-	q.ennoblementsQueue = q.registerQueue("ennoblements", cfg.WorkerLimit*2)
+	q.mainQueue = q.registerQueue(MainQueue, cfg.WorkerLimit)
+	q.ennoblementsQueue = q.registerQueue(EnnoblementsQueue, cfg.WorkerLimit*2)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (q *queue) registerQueue(name string, limit int) taskq.Queue {
+func (q *queue) registerQueue(name QueueName, limit int) taskq.Queue {
 	return q.factory.RegisterQueue(&taskq.QueueOptions{
-		Name:               name,
+		Name:               string(name),
 		ReservationTimeout: time.Minute * 2,
 		Redis:              q.redis,
 		MaxNumWorker:       int32(limit),
 	})
 }
+
+func (q *queue) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if err := q.factory.StartConsumers(ctx); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Couldn't start the queue")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Close() error {
+	if err := q.factory.Close(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Couldn't close the queue")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Add(name QueueName, msg *taskq.Message) error {
+	queue := q.getQueueByName(name)
+	if queue == nil {
+		return errors.Errorf("Couldn't add the message to the queue: unknown queue name '%s'", name)
+	}
+	if err := queue.Add(msg); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Couldn't add the message to the queue")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (q *queue) getQueueByName(name QueueName) taskq.Queue {
+	switch name {
+	case MainQueue:
+		return q.mainQueue
+	case EnnoblementsQueue:
+		return q.ennoblementsQueue
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateConfig(cfg *Config) error {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return errors.New("Config hasn't been provided")
+	}
+	if cfg.Redis == nil {
+		return errors.New("cfg.Redis is a required field")
+	}
+	return nil
+}