diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/net/buycraft/plugin/sponge/BuycraftPlugin.java b/sponge/src/main/java/net/buycraft/plugin/sponge/BuycraftPlugin.java
index 3b98a562..2fef7beb 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/net/buycraft/plugin/sponge/BuycraftPlugin.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/net/buycraft/plugin/sponge/BuycraftPlugin.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public void onGamePreInitializationEvent(GamePreInitializationEvent event) {
         playerJoinCheckTask = new PlayerJoinCheckTask(platform);
         Sponge.getScheduler().createTaskBuilder().intervalTicks(20).delayTicks(20).execute(playerJoinCheckTask).submit(this);
         serverEventSenderTask = new ServerEventSenderTask(platform, configuration.isVerbose());
-        Sponge.getScheduler().createTaskBuilder().interval(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES).delay(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES).execute(serverEventSenderTask).submit(this);
+        Sponge.getScheduler().createTaskBuilder().interval(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES).delay(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES).async().execute(serverEventSenderTask).submit(this);
         listingUpdateTask = new ListingUpdateTask(platform, null);
         if (apiClient != null) {
             getLogger().info("Fetching all server packages...");