diff --git a/apub-background-jobs/Cargo.toml b/apub-background-jobs/Cargo.toml
index 6042f16..7972816 100644
--- a/apub-background-jobs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apub-background-jobs/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 apub-core = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../apub-core/" }
-background-jobs = "0.9.1"
+background-jobs = "0.11.0"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 url = { version = "2", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ url = { version = "2", features = ["serde"] }
 actix-rt = "2.5.0"
 apub-reqwest = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../apub-reqwest/" }
 apub-openssl = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../apub-openssl/" }
-background-jobs = "0.9.1"
 openssl = "0.10"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
diff --git a/apub-background-jobs/src/lib.rs b/apub-background-jobs/src/lib.rs
index 44dd339..157b744 100644
--- a/apub-background-jobs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apub-background-jobs/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@
 
 use apub_core::{deliver::Client, digest::DigestFactory, signature::SignFactory};
 use background_jobs::{ActixJob, QueueHandle};
-use std::{
-    future::{Future, Ready},
-    marker::PhantomData,
-    pin::Pin,
-};
+use std::{future::Future, marker::PhantomData, pin::Pin};
 use url::Url;
 
 /// A trait describing acquiring an HTTP Client type from Job State and crypto
@@ -126,14 +122,16 @@ where
         + DigestFactory
         + SignFactory
         + Clone
+        + std::panic::UnwindSafe
         + 'static,
 {
     /// Enqueue the activity to be delivered, consuming the client
-    pub fn enqueue<T>(self, inbox: Url, activity: &T) -> Result<(), EnqueueError>
+    pub async fn enqueue<T>(self, inbox: Url, activity: &T) -> Result<(), EnqueueError>
     where
         T: serde::ser::Serialize,
     {
         queue_deliver::<T, State, Crypto>(inbox, activity, self.crypto, &self.handle)
+            .await
             .map_err(EnqueueError)
     }
 }
@@ -158,29 +156,31 @@ where
         + DigestFactory
         + SignFactory
         + Clone
+        + std::panic::UnwindSafe
         + 'static,
 {
     type Error = EnqueueError;
-    type Future = Ready<Result<(), Self::Error>>;
+    type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<(), Self::Error>> + 'a>>;
 
     fn deliver<T: serde::ser::Serialize>(
         &'a self,
         inbox: &'a Url,
         activity: &'a T,
     ) -> Self::Future {
-        std::future::ready(
+        Box::pin(async move {
             queue_deliver::<T, State, Crypto>(
                 inbox.clone(),
                 activity,
                 self.crypto.clone(),
                 &self.handle,
             )
-            .map_err(EnqueueError),
-        )
+            .await
+            .map_err(EnqueueError)
+        })
     }
 }
 
-fn queue_deliver<T, State, Crypto>(
+async fn queue_deliver<T, State, Crypto>(
     inbox: Url,
     activity: &T,
     crypto: Crypto,
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ where
         + serde::ser::Serialize
         + DigestFactory
         + SignFactory
+        + std::panic::UnwindSafe
         + 'static,
 {
     let job: DeliverJob<State, Crypto> = DeliverJob {
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ where
         _state: PhantomData,
     };
 
-    handle.queue(job)
+    handle.queue(job).await
 }
 
 impl<State, Crypto> ActixJob for DeliverJob<State, Crypto>