diff --git a/Tusker/CoreData/MastodonCachePersistentStore.swift b/Tusker/CoreData/MastodonCachePersistentStore.swift
index 419c495536..9b491112a3 100644
--- a/Tusker/CoreData/MastodonCachePersistentStore.swift
+++ b/Tusker/CoreData/MastodonCachePersistentStore.swift
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ class MastodonCachePersistentStore: NSPersistentContainer {
         return NSManagedObjectModel(contentsOf: url)!
     }()
     
-    private(set) lazy var backgroundContext = newBackgroundContext()
+    private(set) lazy var backgroundContext: NSManagedObjectContext = {
+        let context = NSManagedObjectContext(concurrencyType: .privateQueueConcurrencyType)
+        context.parent = self.viewContext
+        return context
+    }()
     
     let statusSubject = PassthroughSubject<String, Never>()
     let accountSubject = PassthroughSubject<String, Never>()