diff --git a/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py b/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
index 8233ecf..d4e3626 100644
--- a/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
+++ b/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Depends, BackgroundTasks
 
 from teuthology_api.services.suite import run
 from teuthology_api.services.helpers import get_token
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@
 
 
 @router.post("/", status_code=200)
-def create_run(
+async def create_run(
     args: SuiteArgs,
+    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
     access_token: str = Depends(get_token),
     dry_run: bool = False,
     logs: bool = False,
+    background: bool = True,
 ):
+    if background:
+        background_tasks.add_task(run, args, dry_run, logs, access_token)
+        return {"msg": "Task running in background."}
+    
     args = args.model_dump(by_alias=True)
     return run(args, dry_run, logs, access_token)