diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPollerV2.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPollerV2.swift
index d5eee9ad1..b8d3b1eee 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPollerV2.swift	
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPollerV2.swift	
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ public final class OpenGroupPollerV2 : NSObject {
             guard let strongSelf = self else { return }
             strongSelf.hasStarted = true
             strongSelf.timer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: strongSelf.pollInterval, repeats: true) { _ in
-                self?.poll().retainUntilComplete()
+                DispatchQueue.global().async {
+                    self?.poll().retainUntilComplete()
+                }
+            }
+            DispatchQueue.global().async {
+                strongSelf.poll().retainUntilComplete()
             }
-            strongSelf.poll().retainUntilComplete()
         }
     }