diff --git a/backend/src/app/storage/s3.clj b/backend/src/app/storage/s3.clj
index b477686ce..3a5cdacd0 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/storage/s3.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/storage/s3.clj
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
   [id subscriber sem content]
   (px/thread
     {:name "penpot/s3/uploader"
+     :virtual true
      :daemon true}
     (l/trace :hint "start upload thread"
              :object-id (str id)