diff --git a/app/jobs/mailchimp_supporter_sync_job.rb b/app/jobs/mailchimp_supporter_sync_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..557c9368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/mailchimp_supporter_sync_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class MailchimpSupporterSyncJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(np_id, supporter_ids, tag_data)
+    Mailchimp.sync_supporters_to_list_from_tag_joins(np_id, supporter_ids, tag_data)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/insert/insert_tag_joins.rb b/lib/insert/insert_tag_joins.rb
index a7286ee4..672d4ba4 100644
--- a/lib/insert/insert_tag_joins.rb
+++ b/lib/insert/insert_tag_joins.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module InsertTagJoins
     # activities = Psql.execute( Qexpr.new.insert(:activities, activity_data) )
 
     # Sync mailchimp lists, if present
-    Mailchimp.delay.sync_supporters_to_list_from_tag_joins(np_id, supporter_ids, tag_data)
+    MailchimpSupporterSyncJob.perform_later(np_id, supporter_ids, tag_data)
 
     { json: { inserted_count: tags.count, removed_count: deleted.count }, status: :ok }
   end