diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/streamprocessor/ProcessingScheduleServiceImpl.java b/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/streamprocessor/ProcessingScheduleServiceImpl.java
index 06c551737847..31f9a17263bf 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/streamprocessor/ProcessingScheduleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/io/camunda/zeebe/streamprocessor/ProcessingScheduleServiceImpl.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private void useActorControl(final Runnable task) {
       LOG.debug("ProcessingScheduleService hasn't been opened yet, ignore scheduled task.");
       return;
     }
-    actorControl.submit(task);
+    task.run();
   }
 
   public ActorFuture<Void> open(final ActorControl control) {