diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index 40f1f2b8..8e4854db 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void nano::election::confirm_once (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> & lock_a)
 
 		lock_a.unlock ();
 
-		node.background ([node_l = node.shared (), status_l, confirmation_action_l = confirmation_action] () {
+		node.workers.push_task ([node_l = node.shared (), status_l, confirmation_action_l = confirmation_action] () {
 			node_l->process_confirmed (status_l);
 
 			if (confirmation_action_l)