diff --git a/lib/travis/api/app.rb b/lib/travis/api/app.rb
index 3683a5cd..f099787f 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/app.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/app.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ module Travis::Api
       end
 
       def self.setup_travis
+        Travis::Async.enabled = true
         Travis::Amqp.config = Travis.config.amqp
 
         setup_database_connections