1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/common_usage_metrics.py b/synapse/metrics/common_usage_metrics.py
index 0a22ea3d92..6e05b043d3 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/common_usage_metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/common_usage_metrics.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class CommonUsageMetricsManager:
 
     async def setup(self) -> None:
         """Keep the gauges for common usage metrics up to date."""
-        await self._update_gauges()
+        run_as_background_process(
+            desc="common_usage_metrics_update_gauges", func=self._update_gauges
+        )
         self._clock.looping_call(
             run_as_background_process,
             5 * 60 * 1000,