diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index 36749deb3..0fc3d0496 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ def start_scheduler(
         "interval",
         seconds=10,
     )
+    scheduler.add_job(
+        BackgroundProcessingService(app).process_user_input_required_process_instances,
+        "interval",
+        seconds=120,
+    )
     scheduler.start()
 
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
index 0a2b287b9..dc7e1e7ef 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/background_processing_service.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Background_processing_service."""
 import flask
 
+from spiffworkflow_backend.models.process_instance import ProcessInstanceStatus
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.message_service import MessageService
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.process_instance_service import (
     ProcessInstanceService,
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ class BackgroundProcessingService:
         with self.app.app_context():
             ProcessInstanceService.do_waiting()
 
+    def process_user_input_required_process_instances(self) -> None:
+        """Since this runs in a scheduler, we need to specify the app context as well."""
+        with self.app.app_context():
+            ProcessInstanceService.do_waiting(
+                ProcessInstanceStatus.user_input_required.value
+            )
+
     def process_message_instances_with_app_context(self) -> None:
         """Since this runs in a scheduler, we need to specify the app context as well."""
         with self.app.app_context():
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
index 3e96dab00..d49e93f36 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_service.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 import sentry_sdk
 from flask import current_app
 from SpiffWorkflow.task import Task as SpiffTask  # type: ignore
-from sqlalchemy import or_
 
 from spiffworkflow_backend import db
 from spiffworkflow_backend.exceptions.api_error import ApiError
@@ -71,17 +70,11 @@ class ProcessInstanceService:
         return cls.create_process_instance(process_model, user)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def do_waiting() -> None:
+    def do_waiting(status_value: str = ProcessInstanceStatus.waiting.value) -> None:
         """Do_waiting."""
         records = (
             db.session.query(ProcessInstanceModel)
-            .filter(
-                or_(
-                    ProcessInstanceModel.status == ProcessInstanceStatus.waiting.value,
-                    ProcessInstanceModel.status
-                    == ProcessInstanceStatus.user_input_required.value,
-                )
-            )
+            .filter(ProcessInstanceModel.status == status_value)
             .all()
         )
         process_instance_lock_prefix = "Background"