diff --git a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
index cb66bf1ce8..ddcea3ae4f 100644
--- a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
@@ -380,11 +380,7 @@ void AggregatorRunner::start(ServiceRegistryRef services)
   // register ourselves to the BK
   if (!gSystem->Getenv("O2_QC_DONT_REGISTER_IN_BK")) { // Set this variable to disable the registration
     ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Registering aggregator to BookKeeping" << ENDM;
-    try {
-      Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity->mId, mDeviceName, AggregatorRunner::getDetectorName(mAggregators), bkp::DplProcessType::QC_AGGREGATOR, "");
-    } catch (std::runtime_error& error) {
-      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Failed registration to the BookKeeping: " << error.what() << ENDM;
-    }
+    Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity->mId, mDeviceName, AggregatorRunner::getDetectorName(mAggregators), bkp::DplProcessType::QC_AGGREGATOR, "");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx b/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
index aae2f505e1..d779ff1e57 100644
--- a/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <thread>
 
 using namespace o2::bkp::api;
 
@@ -113,7 +114,14 @@ void Bookkeeping::registerProcess(int runNumber, const std::string& name, const
   if (!mInitialized) {
     return;
   }
-  mClient->dplProcessExecution()->registerProcessExecution(runNumber, type, getHostName(), name, args, detector);
+
+  std::thread([this, runNumber, type, name, args, detector]() {
+    try {
+      this->mClient->dplProcessExecution()->registerProcessExecution(runNumber, type, getHostName(), name, args, detector);
+    } catch (std::runtime_error& error) { // catch here because we are in a thread
+      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Failed registration to the BookKeeping: " << error.what() << ENDM;
+    }
+  }).detach();
 }
 
 std::vector<int> Bookkeeping::sendFlagsForSynchronous(uint32_t runNumber, const std::string& detectorName, const std::vector<QcFlag>& qcFlags)
diff --git a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
index 0f954e1546..35e34f8de6 100644
--- a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
@@ -458,11 +458,7 @@ void CheckRunner::start(ServiceRegistryRef services)
   // register ourselves to the BK
   if (!gSystem->Getenv("O2_QC_DONT_REGISTER_IN_BK")) { // Set this variable to disable the registration
     ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Registering checkRunner to BookKeeping" << ENDM;
-    try {
-      Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity->mId, mDeviceName, mDetectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_CHECKER, "");
-    } catch (std::runtime_error& error) {
-      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Failed registration to the BookKeeping: " << error.what() << ENDM;
-    }
+    Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity->mId, mDeviceName, mDetectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_CHECKER, "");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Framework/src/PostProcessingRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/PostProcessingRunner.cxx
index 24d596cf49..294ef12075 100644
--- a/Framework/src/PostProcessingRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/PostProcessingRunner.cxx
@@ -189,11 +189,7 @@ void PostProcessingRunner::start(framework::ServiceRegistryRef dplServices)
   // register ourselves to the BK
   if (!gSystem->Getenv("O2_QC_DONT_REGISTER_IN_BK")) { // Set this variable to disable the registration
     ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Registering pp task to BookKeeping" << ENDM;
-    try {
-      Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity.mId, mRunnerConfig.taskName, mRunnerConfig.detectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_POSTPROCESSING, "");
-    } catch (std::runtime_error& error) {
-      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Failed registration to the BookKeeping: " << error.what() << ENDM;
-    }
+    Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity.mId, mRunnerConfig.taskName, mRunnerConfig.detectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_POSTPROCESSING, "");
   }
 
   if (mTaskState == TaskState::Created || mTaskState == TaskState::Finished) {
diff --git a/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
index 613763c8dd..372ab19962 100644
--- a/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/TaskRunner.cxx
@@ -437,11 +437,7 @@ void TaskRunner::registerToBookkeeping()
   if (!gSystem->Getenv("O2_QC_DONT_REGISTER_IN_BK")) { // Set this variable to disable the registration
     // register ourselves to the BK at the first cycle
     ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Registering taskRunner to BookKeeping" << ENDM;
-    try {
-      Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity.mId, mTaskConfig.taskName, mTaskConfig.detectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_TASK, "");
-    } catch (std::runtime_error& error) {
-      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Failed registration to the BookKeeping: " << error.what() << ENDM;
-    }
+    Bookkeeping::getInstance().registerProcess(mActivity.mId, mTaskConfig.taskName, mTaskConfig.detectorName, bkp::DplProcessType::QC_TASK, "");
   }
 }