diff --git a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
index fcdd34c4aa..229a3a1d22 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl Command {
         // Run pipeline
         let (rx, tx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
         info!(target: "reth::cli", "Starting sync pipeline");
-        ctx.task_executor.spawn_critical("pipeline task", async move {
+        ctx.task_executor.spawn_critical_blocking("pipeline task", async move {
             let res = pipeline.run(db.clone()).await;
             let _ = rx.send(res);
         });