diff --git a/domain-api/app/services/worker_control_service.py b/domain-api/app/services/worker_control_service.py
index 03bc098..9503db3 100644
--- a/domain-api/app/services/worker_control_service.py
+++ b/domain-api/app/services/worker_control_service.py
@@ -36,8 +36,16 @@ def _run_shell(command: list[str], timeout: int = 20) -> subprocess.CompletedPro
     return subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=timeout)
 
 
-def _run_systemctl(command: list[str], timeout: int = 20, require_sudo: bool = True) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
-    systemctl_command = ["systemctl", *command]
+def _run_systemctl(
+    command: list[str],
+    timeout: int = 20,
+    require_sudo: bool = True,
+    no_block: bool = False,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    systemctl_command = ["systemctl"]
+    if no_block and "--no-block" not in command:
+        systemctl_command.append("--no-block")
+    systemctl_command.extend(command)
     if os.geteuid() == 0 or not require_sudo:
         return _run_shell(systemctl_command, timeout=timeout)
     return _run_shell(["sudo", "-n", *systemctl_command], timeout=timeout)