diff --git a/app/controllers/nonprofits/imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/nonprofits/imports_controller.rb
index a5344a06..87f92d69 100644
--- a/app/controllers/nonprofits/imports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/nonprofits/imports_controller.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ module Nonprofits
     # post /nonprofits/:nonprofit_id/imports
     def create
       render_json do
-        InsertImport.delay.from_csv_safe(
-          nonprofit_id: import_params[:nonprofit_id],
-          user_id: current_user.id,
-          user_email: current_user.email,
-          file_uri: import_params[:file_uri],
-          header_matches: import_params[:header_matches]
-        )
+        ImportCreationJob.perform_later(import_params, current_user)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/app/jobs/import_creation_job.rb b/app/jobs/import_creation_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97c24f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/import_creation_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class ImportCreationJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(import_params, current_user)
+    InsertImport.from_csv_safe(
+      nonprofit_id: import_params[:nonprofit_id],
+      user_id: current_user.id,
+      user_email: current_user.email,
+      file_uri: import_params[:file_uri],
+      header_matches: import_params[:header_matches]
+    )
+  end
+end