diff --git a/src/KArtSell.Host/Program.cs b/src/KArtSell.Host/Program.cs
index 1a46d768..edb28712 100644
--- a/src/KArtSell.Host/Program.cs
+++ b/src/KArtSell.Host/Program.cs
@@ -213,115 +213,6 @@ app.UseAuthorization();
 app.UseFastEndpoints(config => config.Endpoints.RoutePrefix = "api");
 app.MapHub<KArtSell.Host.Consumers.ShadowRunHub>("/api/hubs/shadow-run");
 
-// Register model operations schedules with timeout resilience (Hangfire distributed lock may be stuck)
-var logger = app.Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
-
-try
-{
-    app.Services.RegisterModelOperationsSchedules(modelOperationsDispatcherEnabled, modelOperationsDispatcherCron);
-    logger.LogInformation("✅ Model operations schedules registered");
-}
-catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-{
-    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering model operations schedules; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-}
-var hangfireRetryEnabled = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HANGFIRE_RETRY_ENABLED") != "false";
-
-if (hangfireRetryEnabled)
-{
-    try
-    {
-        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<OutboxPollerJob>(
-            "outbox-poller",
-            job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-            "* * * * *",
-            new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Utc });
-        logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'outbox-poller' registered");
-    }
-    catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-    {
-        logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering outbox-poller; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-    }
-
-    try
-    {
-        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<DownstreamConsumerJob>(
-            "downstream-consumer",
-            job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-            "* * * * *",
-            new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Utc });
-        logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'downstream-consumer' registered");
-    }
-    catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-    {
-        logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering downstream-consumer; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-    }
-}
-else
-{
-    logger.LogInformation("⏭️ Hangfire recurring jobs skipped (HANGFIRE_RETRY_ENABLED=false)");
-}
-
-// OpenDart daily batch (KST timezone, market open 09:00)
-var kstTimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Asia/Seoul");
-
-try
-{
-    RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<OpenDartDailyBatchJob>(
-        "opendart-daily-batch",
-        job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-        "0 9 * * *",  // 09:00 every day KST
-        new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone });
-    logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'opendart-daily-batch' registered");
-}
-catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-{
-    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering opendart-daily-batch; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-}
-
-// Recommendation report generation (KST timezone, market open 09:00)
-try
-{
-    RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateDailyRecommendationJob>(
-        "daily-recommendation",
-        job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-        "0 9 * * *",  // 09:00 every day
-        new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone });
-    logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'daily-recommendation' registered");
-}
-catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-{
-    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering daily-recommendation; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-}
-
-try
-{
-    RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateWeeklyRecommendationJob>(
-        "weekly-recommendation",
-        job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-        "0 9 * * 6",  // 09:00 every Saturday
-        new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone });
-    logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'weekly-recommendation' registered");
-}
-catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-{
-    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering weekly-recommendation; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-}
-
-try
-{
-    RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateMonthlyRecommendationJob>(
-        "monthly-recommendation",
-        job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
-        "0 9 1 * *",  // 09:00 on the 1st of every month
-        new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone });
-    logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'monthly-recommendation' registered");
-}
-catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Timeout"))
-{
-    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering monthly-recommendation; job may be registered by another instance or lock is stuck");
-}
-
 app.MapGet("/health/live", () => Results.Ok(new
 {
     status = "ok",
@@ -338,7 +229,84 @@ app.MapGet("/health/ready", async (NpgsqlDataSource source, CancellationToken ct
     return Results.Ok(new { status = "ready", database = "reachable" });
 });
 
-app.Run();
+// Start app in background and register Hangfire jobs after Kestrel binds
+var logger = app.Services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
+var runTask = app.RunAsync();
+
+// Give Kestrel time to bind (typically < 1 second)
+await Task.Delay(2000);
+logger.LogInformation("📡 Kestrel binding complete, now registering Hangfire jobs in background...");
+
+// Register model operations schedules with timeout (Hangfire distributed lock may be stuck)
+try
+{
+    var scheduleTask = Task.Run(() =>
+    {
+        app.Services.RegisterModelOperationsSchedules(modelOperationsDispatcherEnabled, modelOperationsDispatcherCron);
+    });
+
+    if (!scheduleTask.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)))
+    {
+        logger.LogWarning("⚠️ Hangfire lock timeout registering model operations schedules; continuing anyway");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        logger.LogInformation("✅ Model operations schedules registered");
+    }
+}
+catch (Exception ex)
+{
+    logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Error registering model operations schedules; continuing anyway");
+}
+
+// Register recurring jobs (with general exception handling)
+var hangfireRetryEnabled = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HANGFIRE_RETRY_ENABLED") != "false";
+if (hangfireRetryEnabled)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<OutboxPollerJob>(
+            "outbox-poller",
+            job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
+            "* * * * *",
+            new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Utc });
+        logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'outbox-poller' registered");
+    }
+    catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+        logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire error registering outbox-poller; continuing anyway");
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<DownstreamConsumerJob>(
+            "downstream-consumer",
+            job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None),
+            "* * * * *",
+            new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Utc });
+        logger.LogInformation("✅ Recurring job 'downstream-consumer' registered");
+    }
+    catch (Exception ex)
+    {
+        logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ Hangfire error registering downstream-consumer; continuing anyway");
+    }
+}
+else
+{
+    logger.LogInformation("⏭️ Hangfire recurring jobs skipped");
+}
+
+// Register other Hangfire jobs
+var kstTimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Asia/Seoul");
+try { RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<OpenDartDailyBatchJob>("opendart-daily-batch", job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None), "0 9 * * *", new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone }); logger.LogInformation("✅ opendart-daily-batch registered"); } catch (Exception ex) { logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ opendart-daily-batch error"); }
+try { RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateDailyRecommendationJob>("daily-recommendation", job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None), "0 9 * * *", new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone }); logger.LogInformation("✅ daily-recommendation registered"); } catch (Exception ex) { logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ daily-recommendation error"); }
+try { RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateWeeklyRecommendationJob>("weekly-recommendation", job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None), "0 9 * * 6", new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone }); logger.LogInformation("✅ weekly-recommendation registered"); } catch (Exception ex) { logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ weekly-recommendation error"); }
+try { RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate<GenerateMonthlyRecommendationJob>("monthly-recommendation", job => job.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken.None), "0 9 1 * *", new RecurringJobOptions { TimeZone = kstTimeZone }); logger.LogInformation("✅ monthly-recommendation registered"); } catch (Exception ex) { logger.LogWarning(ex, "⚠️ monthly-recommendation error"); }
+
+logger.LogInformation("🎯 Hangfire background jobs initialization complete");
+
+// Wait for app to run
+await runTask;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Resolve secrets from environment variables, handling placeholders like ${VAR_NAME}.