diff --git a/rowers/uploads.py b/rowers/uploads.py
index ef2f5a4e..0d4f3c29 100644
--- a/rowers/uploads.py
+++ b/rowers/uploads.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def do_sync(w,options, quick=False):
     if ('upload_to_Strava' in options and upload_to_strava) or (w.user.strava_auto_export and ispromember(w.user.user)):
         try:
             message,id = stravastuff.workout_strava_upload(
-            w.user.user,w,quick=quick
+            w.user.user,w,quick=quick,asynchron=True,
             )
         except NoTokenError:
             id = 0
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ def do_sync(w,options, quick=False):
     if ('upload_to_SportTracks' in options and options['upload_to_SportTracks']) or (w.user.sporttracks_auto_export and ispromember(w.user.user)):
         try:
             message,id = sporttracksstuff.workout_sporttracks_upload(
-                w.user.user,w
+                w.user.user,w,asynchron=True,
             )
         except NoTokenError:
             message = "Please connect to SportTracks first"