diff --git a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
index b3e463c80848f..c28cd4eb6d08a 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicU8, Arc};
 
 use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
-use tokio::{
-    sync::{mpsc, Semaphore},
-    task::JoinHandle,
-};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Semaphore};
 use tracing::{warn, Instrument, Level};
 use turbopath::{AbsoluteSystemPath, AbsoluteSystemPathBuf, AnchoredSystemPathBuf};
 use turborepo_analytics::AnalyticsSender;
@@ -14,10 +11,10 @@ use crate::{multiplexer::CacheMultiplexer, CacheError, CacheHitMetadata, CacheOp
 
 const WARNING_CUTOFF: u8 = 4;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AsyncCache {
     real_cache: Arc<CacheMultiplexer>,
     writer_sender: mpsc::Sender<WorkerRequest>,
-    writer_thread: JoinHandle<()>,
 }
 
 enum WorkerRequest {
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ impl AsyncCache {
 
         // start a task to manage workers
         let worker_real_cache = real_cache.clone();
-        let writer_thread = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
             let semaphore = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(max_workers));
             let mut workers = FuturesUnordered::new();
             let real_cache = worker_real_cache;
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ impl AsyncCache {
         Ok(AsyncCache {
             real_cache,
             writer_sender,
-            writer_thread,
         })
     }
 
@@ -163,11 +159,6 @@ impl AsyncCache {
         // Wait until flush callback is finished
         rx.await.ok();
     }
-
-    pub async fn shutdown(self) {
-        let Self { writer_thread, .. } = self;
-        writer_thread.await.unwrap();
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]