1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index 4f2a9ca21a..a08af83a4c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, preserve_fn
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class FederationSenderHandler(object):
         # presence, typing, etc.
         if stream_name == "federation":
             send_queue.process_rows_for_federation(self.federation_sender, rows)
-            preserve_fn(self.update_token)(token)
+            run_in_background(self.update_token, token)
 
         # We also need to poke the federation sender when new events happen
         elif stream_name == "events":