diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 25bc0fa..6ad387a 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ django-extensions = "==3.1.3"
 django-tables2 = "==2.4.1"
 djangorestframework = "==3.12.4"
 requests = "==2.26.0"
+django-simple-task = "==0.1.2"
diff --git a/billard/signals.py b/billard/signals.py
index 53da303..826b12a 100644
--- a/billard/signals.py
+++ b/billard/signals.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django_simple_task import defer
 
 from billard.models import LocationData
 from billard.tasks import process_location_data
@@ -7,4 +8,4 @@ from billard.tasks import process_location_data
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=LocationData)
 def update_location_data(sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    process_location_data(sender=sender, kwargs=kwargs)
+    defer(process_location_data(sender=sender, kwargs=kwargs))
diff --git a/caromserver/asgi.py b/caromserver/asgi.py
index 49c65eb..0d239e0 100644
--- a/caromserver/asgi.py
+++ b/caromserver/asgi.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/asgi/
 import os
 
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+from django_simple_task import django_simple_task_middlware
 
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'caromserver.settings')
 
 application = get_asgi_application()
+application = django_simple_task_middlware(application)
diff --git a/caromserver/settings.py b/caromserver/settings.py
index 9c33d07..72f0fd0 100644
--- a/caromserver/settings.py
+++ b/caromserver/settings.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # third party apps
     'crispy_forms',
     'debug_toolbar',
+    'django_simple_task',
     'django_tables2',
     'rest_framework',
     'rest_framework.authtoken',