diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
index 3cb73abb85..f33b9182ce 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
 
   it('should call the legacy workflow runner when the apiVersion is not beta3', async () => {
     const broker = new StorageTaskBroker(storage, logger);
-    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.createWorker({
+    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.create({
       logger,
       workingDirectory,
       integrations,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
 
   it('should call the default workflow runner when the apiVersion is beta3', async () => {
     const broker = new StorageTaskBroker(storage, logger);
-    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.createWorker({
+    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.create({
       logger,
       workingDirectory,
       integrations,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
     });
 
     const broker = new StorageTaskBroker(storage, logger);
-    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.createWorker({
+    const taskWorker = TaskWorker.create({
       logger,
       workingDirectory,
       integrations,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index d22bdc4e30..8d89735361 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export type CreateWorkerOptions = {
 export class TaskWorker {
   private constructor(private readonly options: TaskWorkerOptions) {}
 
-  static createWorker(options: CreateWorkerOptions) {
+  static async create(options: CreateWorkerOptions): Promise<TaskWorker> {
     const {
       taskBroker,
       logger,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 700f2c6e6f..231c998f8b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
   const workers = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < (taskWorkers || 1); i++) {
-    const worker = TaskWorker.createWorker({
+    const worker = await TaskWorker.create({
       taskBroker,
       actionRegistry,
       integrations,