diff --git a/config/app_config.yml.example b/config/app_config.yml.example
index 8d3c1ec47..393b6e53d 100644
--- a/config/app_config.yml.example
+++ b/config/app_config.yml.example
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ default:
   # It is false by default in development and test.
   enable_splunk_logging: true
 
+  # Process jobs in process?
+  single_process_mode: true
+
 development:
   enable_splunk_logging: false
 
@@ -105,3 +108,4 @@ test:
   enable_splunk_logging: false
 
 production:
+  single_process_mode: false
diff --git a/config/initializers/resque.rb b/config/initializers/resque.rb
index 94fe55ac4..cc977ba6a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/resque.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/resque.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 require File.join(Rails.root, 'app', 'models', 'jobs', 'base')
 Dir[File.join(Rails.root, 'app', 'models', 'jobs', '*.rb')].each { |file| require file }
-#config = YAML::load(File.open("#{Rails.root}/config/redis.yml"))
-#Resque.redis = Redis.new(:host => config['host'], :port => config['port'])
+
 require 'resque'
+
+begin
+  if AppConfig[:single_process_mode]
+    if Rails.env == 'production'
+      puts "WARNING: You are running Diaspora in production without Resque workers turned on.  Please don't do this."
+    end
+
+    module Resque
+      def enqueue(klass, *args)
+        klass.send(:perform, *args)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+rescue
+  nil
+end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/web_socket.rb b/lib/diaspora/web_socket.rb
index f27527ca8..9df317df2 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/web_socket.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/web_socket.rb
@@ -60,11 +60,19 @@ module Diaspora
 
   module Socketable
     def socket_to_user(user_or_id, opts={})
-      SocketsController.new.outgoing(user_or_id, self, opts)
+      begin
+        SocketsController.new.outgoing(user_or_id, self, opts)
+      rescue
+        nil
+      end
     end
 
     def unsocket_from_user(user_or_id, opts={})
-      SocketsController.new.outgoing(user_or_id, Retraction.for(self), opts)
+      begin
+        SocketsController.new.outgoing(user_or_id, Retraction.for(self), opts)
+      rescue
+        nil
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
index f2a2d2843..d94da6d15 100755
--- a/script/server
+++ b/script/server
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ if [ -n "$services" ]; then
     exit 64
 fi
 
-
 redis_config
 
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/web_socket_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/web_socket_spec.rb
index 551b874d0..37fda4e68 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/web_socket_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/web_socket_spec.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ describe Diaspora::Socketable do
     Diaspora::WebSocket.should_receive(:queue_to_user)
     @post.socket_to_user(@user, :aspect_ids => @aspect.id)
   end
+
+  it 'no-ops if redis isnt present' do
+    Diaspora::WebSocket.stub(:redis).and_return(nil)
+    lambda {
+      @post.socket_to_user(@user, :aspect_ids => @aspect.id)
+    }.should_not raise_error
+  end
 end