1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index 670164923a..88b1c22802 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient:
 
                             # response = await make_deferred_yieldable(request_deferred)
 
-                            response_d = self._rust_client.request(
+                            response_d = run_in_background(
+                                self._rust_client.request,
                                 url_str,
                                 request.method,
                                 headers_dict,