diff --git a/plugin-server/package.json b/plugin-server/package.json
index 8ef4ee7aa01cc..85cacf54c6151 100644
--- a/plugin-server/package.json
+++ b/plugin-server/package.json
@@ -148,6 +148,6 @@
     },
     "cyclotron": {
         "//This is a short term workaround to ensure that cyclotron changes trigger a rebuild": true,
-        "version": "0.1.5"
+        "version": "0.1.6"
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugin-server/src/cdp/cdp-consumers.ts b/plugin-server/src/cdp/cdp-consumers.ts
index f28ffd0243568..f50ae67104e82 100644
--- a/plugin-server/src/cdp/cdp-consumers.ts
+++ b/plugin-server/src/cdp/cdp-consumers.ts
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ export class CdpCyclotronWorker extends CdpConsumerBase {
             includeVmState: true,
             batchMaxSize: this.hub.CDP_CYCLOTRON_BATCH_SIZE,
             pollDelayMs: this.hub.CDP_CYCLOTRON_BATCH_DELAY_MS,
+            includeEmptyBatches: true,
         })
         await this.cyclotronWorker.connect((jobs) => this.handleJobBatch(jobs))
     }
diff --git a/rust/cyclotron-node/package.json b/rust/cyclotron-node/package.json
index 6be1ad8a6ec5c..a1f815477a0e4 100644
--- a/rust/cyclotron-node/package.json
+++ b/rust/cyclotron-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@posthog/cyclotron",
-    "version": "0.1.5",
+    "version": "0.1.6",
     "description": "Node bindings for cyclotron",
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/rust/cyclotron-node/src/worker.ts b/rust/cyclotron-node/src/worker.ts
index 4527787a13be4..ee1bd7651aeb1 100644
--- a/rust/cyclotron-node/src/worker.ts
+++ b/rust/cyclotron-node/src/worker.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export type CyclotronWorkerConfig = {
     pollDelayMs?: number
     /** Heartbeat timeout. After this time without response from the worker loop the worker will be considered unhealthy. Default 30000 */
     heartbeatTimeoutMs?: number
+    /** Include empty batches - useful if you want to track them. Default: false */
+    includeEmptyBatches?: boolean
 }
 
 export class CyclotronWorker {
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ export class CyclotronWorker {
                 if (!jobs.length) {
                     // Wait a bit before polling again
                     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, pollDelayMs))
+                    if (!this.config.includeEmptyBatches) {
+                        await processBatch(jobs)
+                    }
                     continue
                 }