diff --git a/pageserver/src/task_mgr.rs b/pageserver/src/task_mgr.rs
index 881a13d1ce..2d97389982 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/task_mgr.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/task_mgr.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ where
 
     let task_name = name.to_string();
     let task_cloned = Arc::clone(&task);
-    let join_handle = tokio::spawn(task_wrapper(
+    let join_handle = THE_RUNTIME.spawn(task_wrapper(
         task_name,
         task_id,
         task_cloned,