diff --git a/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis.go b/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis.go
index 801ad5657a1..ddf525d34b8 100644
--- a/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis.go
+++ b/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import (
 // JobServicePool job service pool name
 const JobServicePool = "JobService"
 
+// batchSize the batch size to list the job in queue
+const batchSize = 1000
+
 // RedisClient defines the job service operations related to redis
 type RedisClient interface {
 	// AllJobTypes returns all the job types registered in the job service
@@ -74,21 +77,36 @@ func (r *redisClientImpl) StopPendingJobs(ctx context.Context, jobType string) (
 	var jobInfo struct {
 		ID string `json:"id"`
 	}
-	jobs, err := redis.Strings(conn.Do("LRANGE", redisKeyJobQueue, 0, -1))
+	size, err := redis.Int64(conn.Do("LLEN", redisKeyJobQueue))
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Infof("fail to get the size of the queue")
 		return []string{}, err
 	}
-	if len(jobs) == 0 {
-		log.Infof("no pending job for job type %v", jobType)
+	if size == 0 {
 		return []string{}, nil
 	}
-	for _, j := range jobs {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(j), &jobInfo); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to parse the job info %v, %v", j, err)
-			continue
+
+	// use batch to list the job in queue, because the too many object load from a list might cause the redis crash
+	for startIndex := int64(0); startIndex < int64(size); startIndex += batchSize {
+		endIndex := startIndex + batchSize
+		if endIndex > int64(size) {
+			endIndex = int64(size)
+		}
+		jobs, err := redis.Strings(conn.Do("LRANGE", redisKeyJobQueue, startIndex, endIndex))
+		if err != nil {
+			return []string{}, err
+		}
+		for _, j := range jobs {
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(j), &jobInfo); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to parse the job info %v, %v", j, err)
+				continue
+			}
+			if len(jobInfo.ID) > 0 {
+				jobIDs = append(jobIDs, jobInfo.ID)
+			}
 		}
-		jobIDs = append(jobIDs, jobInfo.ID)
 	}
+
 	log.Infof("updated %d tasks in pending status to stop", len(jobIDs))
 	ret, err := redis.Int64(conn.Do("DEL", redisKeyJobQueue))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis_test.go b/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis_test.go
index b902f569ae3..4eae1a49a3b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/jobmonitor/redis_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package jobmonitor
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -34,51 +35,97 @@ type RedisClientTestSuite struct {
 	redisURL    string
 }
 
-func (suite *RedisClientTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+func (s *RedisClientTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	redisHost := os.Getenv("REDIS_HOST")
 	if redisHost == "" {
-		suite.FailNow("REDIS_HOST is not specified")
+		s.FailNow("REDIS_HOST is not specified")
 	}
-	suite.redisURL = fmt.Sprintf("redis://%s:6379", redisHost)
-	pool, err := redisPool(&config.RedisPoolConfig{RedisURL: suite.redisURL, Namespace: "{jobservice_namespace}", IdleTimeoutSecond: 30})
-	suite.redisClient = redisClientImpl{
+	s.redisURL = fmt.Sprintf("redis://%s:6379", redisHost)
+	pool, err := redisPool(&config.RedisPoolConfig{RedisURL: s.redisURL, Namespace: "{jobservice_namespace}", IdleTimeoutSecond: 30})
+	s.redisClient = redisClientImpl{
 		redisPool: pool,
 		namespace: "{harbor_job_service_namespace}",
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		suite.FailNow("failed to create redis client", err)
+		s.FailNow("failed to create redis client", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func (suite *RedisClientTestSuite) TearDownSuite() {
+func (s *RedisClientTestSuite) TearDownSuite() {
 }
 
-func (suite *RedisClientTestSuite) TestUntrackJobStatusInBatch() {
+func (s *RedisClientTestSuite) TestUntrackJobStatusInBatch() {
 	// create key and value
 	jobIDs := make([]string, 0)
-	conn := suite.redisClient.redisPool.Get()
+	conn := s.redisClient.redisPool.Get()
 	defer conn.Close()
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		k := utils.GenerateRandomStringWithLen(10)
 		jobIDs = append(jobIDs, k)
-		key := rds.KeyJobStats(fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", suite.redisClient.namespace), k)
+		key := rds.KeyJobStats(fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", s.redisClient.namespace), k)
 		v := utils.GenerateRandomStringWithLen(10)
 		_, err := conn.Do("HSET", key, k, v)
 		if err != nil {
-			suite.FailNow("can not insert data to redis", err)
+			s.FailNow("can not insert data to redis", err)
 		}
 	}
-	suite.redisClient.removeJobStatusInRedis(context.Background(), jobIDs)
-	key := rds.KeyJobStats(fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", suite.redisClient.namespace), "*")
+
+	s.redisClient.removeJobStatusInRedis(context.Background(), jobIDs)
+	key := rds.KeyJobStats(fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", s.redisClient.namespace), "*")
 	result, err := conn.Do("KEYS", key)
 	if err != nil {
-		suite.FailNow("can not get data from redis", err)
+		s.FailNow("can not get data from redis", err)
 	}
 	remains, err := redis.Values(result, err)
 	if err != nil {
-		suite.FailNow("can not get data from redis", err)
+		s.FailNow("can not get data from redis", err)
+	}
+	s.Equal(0, len(remains))
+}
+
+func (s *RedisClientTestSuite) TestStopPendingJobs() {
+	redisKeyJobQueue := fmt.Sprintf("{%s}:jobs:%v", "{harbor_job_service_namespace}", "REPLICATION")
+	// create key and value
+	type jobInfo struct {
+		ID     string `json:"id"`
+		Params string `json:"params"`
+	}
+	conn := s.redisClient.redisPool.Get()
+	defer conn.Close()
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		job := jobInfo{
+			ID:     utils.GenerateRandomStringWithLen(10),
+			Params: utils.GenerateRandomStringWithLen(10),
+		}
+		val, err := json.Marshal(&job)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.Errorf(err, "failed to marshal job info")
+		}
+		_, err = conn.Do("LPUSH", redisKeyJobQueue, val)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.FailNow("can not insert data to redis", err)
+		}
+	}
+	// job without id
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		job := jobInfo{
+			Params: utils.GenerateRandomStringWithLen(10),
+		}
+		val, err := json.Marshal(&job)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.Errorf(err, "failed to marshal job info")
+		}
+		_, err = conn.Do("LPUSH", redisKeyJobQueue, val)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.FailNow("can not insert data to redis", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	jobIDs, err := s.redisClient.StopPendingJobs(context.Background(), "REPLICATION")
+	if err != nil {
+		s.FailNow("failed to stop pending jobs", err)
 	}
-	suite.Equal(0, len(remains))
+	s.Assert().Equal(100, len(jobIDs))
 }
 
 func TestRedisClientTestSuite(t *testing.T) {