diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
index f3a0e18b8..46f7a4973 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/federator/federator.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Federator do
   use GenServer
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Activity
-  alias Pleroma.Web.{WebFinger, Websub}
+  alias Pleroma.Web.{WebFinger, Websub, Salmon}
   alias Pleroma.Web.Federator.RetryQueue
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Relay
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ def handle(:incoming_ap_doc, params) do
     end
   end
 
+  def handle(:publish_single_salmon, {user_or_url, feed, poster}) do
+    Salmon.send_to_user(user_or_url, feed, poster)
+  end
+
   def handle(:publish_single_ap, params) do
     case ActivityPub.publish_one(params) do
       {:ok, _} ->
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/salmon/salmon.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/salmon/salmon.ex
index 848131d52..17ca7a6e8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/salmon/salmon.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/salmon/salmon.ex
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ def remote_users(%{data: %{"to" => to} = data}) do
 
   # push an activity to remote accounts
   #
-  defp send_to_user(%{info: %{salmon: salmon}}, feed, poster),
+  def send_to_user(%{info: %{salmon: salmon}}, feed, poster),
     do: send_to_user(salmon, feed, poster)
 
-  defp send_to_user(url, feed, poster) when is_binary(url) do
+  def send_to_user(url, feed, poster) when is_binary(url) do
     with {:reachable, true} <- {:reachable, Instances.reachable?(url)},
          {:ok, %{status: code}} when code in 200..299 <-
            poster.(
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ defp send_to_user(url, feed, poster) when is_binary(url) do
            ) do
       Instances.set_reachable(url)
       Logger.debug(fn -> "Pushed to #{url}, code #{code}" end)
+      :ok
     else
       {:reachable, false} ->
         Logger.debug(fn -> "Pushing Salmon to #{url} skipped as marked unreachable)" end)
@@ -188,10 +189,11 @@ defp send_to_user(url, feed, poster) when is_binary(url) do
       e ->
         Instances.set_unreachable(url)
         Logger.debug(fn -> "Pushing Salmon to #{url} failed, #{inspect(e)}" end)
+        :error
     end
   end
 
-  defp send_to_user(_, _, _), do: nil
+  def send_to_user(_, _, _), do: :noop
 
   @supported_activities [
     "Create",
@@ -229,10 +231,8 @@ def publish(%{info: %{keys: keys}} = user, %{data: %{"type" => type}} = activity
       remote_users
       |> Enum.filter(&(&1.info.salmon in reachable_salmon_urls))
       |> Enum.each(fn remote_user ->
-        Task.start(fn ->
-          Logger.debug(fn -> "Sending Salmon to #{remote_user.ap_id}" end)
-          send_to_user(remote_user, feed, poster)
-        end)
+        Logger.debug(fn -> "Sending Salmon to #{remote_user.ap_id}" end)
+        Pleroma.Web.Federator.enqueue(:publish_single_salmon, {remote_user, feed, poster})
       end)
     end
   end