diff --git a/src/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/ScriObserveInterpolated.hpp b/src/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/ScriObserveInterpolated.hpp
index b84385610de7..961f91652175 100644
--- a/src/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/ScriObserveInterpolated.hpp
+++ b/src/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/ScriObserveInterpolated.hpp
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ void correct_weyl_scalars_for_inertial_time(
 /*!
  * \ingroup ActionsGroup
  * \brief Checks the interpolation managers and if they are ready, performs the
- * interpolation and sends the data to file via
- * `observers::ThreadedActions::WriteSimpleData`.
+ * interpolation and sends the data to file.
  *
  * \details This uses the `ScriPlusInterpolationManager` to perform the
  * interpolations of all requested scri quantities (determined by
@@ -100,13 +99,17 @@ void correct_weyl_scalars_for_inertial_time(
  * =& \Psi_4^{(1)}.
  * \f}
  *
+ * \note If \p WriteSynchronously is true, then a local synchronous action will
+ * be used to write the News value rather than a threaded action.
+ *
  * \ref DataBoxGroup changes:
  * - Adds: nothing
  * - Removes: nothing
  * - Modifies: `InterpolagionManager<ComplexDataVector, Tag>` for each `Tag` in
  * `Metavariables::scri_values_to_observe`
  */
-template <typename ObserverWriterComponent, typename BoundaryComponent>
+template <typename ObserverWriterComponent, typename BoundaryComponent,
+          bool WriteSynchronously = true>
 struct ScriObserveInterpolated {
   using const_global_cache_tags = tmpl::flatten<
       tmpl::list<Tags::ObservationLMax,
@@ -253,10 +256,17 @@ struct ScriObserveInterpolated {
     }
     auto observer_proxy =
         Parallel::get_parallel_component<ObserverWriterComponent>(cache)[0];
-    Parallel::threaded_action<
-        observers::ThreadedActions::WriteReductionDataRow>(
-        observer_proxy, "/Cce/" + detail::ScriOutput<Tag>::name(), legend,
-        std::make_tuple(*data_to_write_buffer));
+    if constexpr (WriteSynchronously) {
+      Parallel::local_synchronous_action<
+          observers::ThreadedActions::WriteReductionDataRow>(
+          observer_proxy, cache, "/Cce/" + detail::ScriOutput<Tag>::name(),
+          legend, std::make_tuple(*data_to_write_buffer));
+    } else {
+      Parallel::threaded_action<
+          observers::ThreadedActions::WriteReductionDataRow>(
+          observer_proxy, "/Cce/" + detail::ScriOutput<Tag>::name(), legend,
+          std::make_tuple(*data_to_write_buffer));
+    }
   }
 };
 }  // namespace Actions
diff --git a/src/IO/Observer/ReductionActions.hpp b/src/IO/Observer/ReductionActions.hpp
index ffb06131274e..842d643c351c 100644
--- a/src/IO/Observer/ReductionActions.hpp
+++ b/src/IO/Observer/ReductionActions.hpp
@@ -662,16 +662,32 @@ struct WriteReductionData {
  *   values must match the length of the `legend`.
  */
 struct WriteReductionDataRow {
+  /// \brief The apply call for the threaded action
   template <typename ParallelComponent, typename DbTagsList,
-            typename Metavariables, typename ArrayIndex, typename... Ts,
-            typename DataBox = db::DataBox<DbTagsList>>
+            typename Metavariables, typename ArrayIndex, typename... Ts>
   static void apply(db::DataBox<DbTagsList>& box,
                     Parallel::GlobalCache<Metavariables>& cache,
                     const ArrayIndex& /*array_index*/,
-                    const gsl::not_null<Parallel::NodeLock*> /*node_lock*/,
+                    const gsl::not_null<Parallel::NodeLock*> node_lock,
                     const std::string& subfile_name,
-                    std::vector<std::string>&& legend,
+                    std::vector<std::string> legend,
                     std::tuple<Ts...>&& reduction_data) {
+    apply<ParallelComponent>(box, node_lock, cache, subfile_name,
+                             std::move(legend), std::move(reduction_data));
+  }
+
+  // The local synchronous action
+  using return_type = void;
+
+  /// \brief The apply call for the local synchronous action
+  template <typename ParallelComponent, typename DbTagList,
+            typename Metavariables, typename... Ts>
+  static return_type apply(
+      db::DataBox<DbTagList>& box,
+      const gsl::not_null<Parallel::NodeLock*> /*node_lock*/,
+      Parallel::GlobalCache<Metavariables>& cache,
+      const std::string& subfile_name, std::vector<std::string> legend,
+      std::tuple<Ts...>&& reduction_data) {
     auto& reduction_file_lock =
         db::get_mutable_reference<Tags::H5FileLock>(make_not_null(&box));
     const std::lock_guard hold_lock(reduction_file_lock);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/Test_ScriObserveInterpolated.cpp b/tests/Unit/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/Test_ScriObserveInterpolated.cpp
index 0309ff6a6f9a..76ceae838689 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/Test_ScriObserveInterpolated.cpp
+++ b/tests/Unit/Evolution/Systems/Cce/Actions/Test_ScriObserveInterpolated.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ struct mock_characteristic_evolution {
                                            cce_boundary_component>>>,
               Actions::ScriObserveInterpolated<
                   mock_observer<Metavariables>,
-                  typename Metavariables::cce_boundary_component>,
+                  typename Metavariables::cce_boundary_component, false>,
               ::Actions::AdvanceTime>>>;
 };