diff --git a/maubot.yaml b/maubot.yaml
index 25eb619ee6e3b2eb6f6556c9d60df7b619718b07..edde9b3f32c2d91c669ac05e045d599c2c461cba 100644
--- a/maubot.yaml
+++ b/maubot.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-maubot: 0.1.0
+maubot: 0.4.1
 id: xyz.maubot.reminder
 version: 0.2.2
 license: AGPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/reminder/bot.py b/reminder/bot.py
index 556d6f160469fd41cb4f398f6341cb1576f98ac6..b42224a5f7cb8542166904d6bdd8504df5a18334 100644
--- a/reminder/bot.py
+++ b/reminder/bot.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import pytz
 from mautrix.types import (EventType, RedactionEvent, StateEvent, Format, MessageType,
                            TextMessageEventContent, ReactionEvent, UserID)
 from mautrix.util.config import BaseProxyConfig
+from mautrix.util import background_task
 from maubot import Plugin, MessageEvent
 from maubot.handlers import command, event
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class ReminderBot(Plugin):
     async def schedule_nearby_reminders(self, now: datetime) -> None:
         until = now + timedelta(minutes=1)
         for reminder in self.db.all_in_range(now, until):
-            asyncio.create_task(self.send_reminder(reminder))
+            background_task.create(self.send_reminder(reminder))
 
     async def send_reminder(self, reminder: ReminderInfo) -> None:
         try:
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class ReminderBot(Plugin):
         now = datetime.now(tz=pytz.UTC)
         if (rem.date - now).total_seconds() < 60 and now.minute == rem.date.minute:
             self.log.debug(f"Reminder {rem} is in less than a minute, scheduling now...")
-            asyncio.create_task(self.send_reminder(rem))
+            background_task.create(self.send_reminder(rem))
 
     @remind.subcommand("help", help="Usage instructions")
     async def help(self, evt: MessageEvent) -> None: