diff --git a/crates/rpc/src/proto.rs b/crates/rpc/src/proto.rs
index c5da067f17dd1403631371237cdfd4afb9c6e132..1bfb392db0b7c037b8e4c906b8e61b4b80e9b15b 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/src/proto.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/src/proto.rs
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ messages!(
     (RegisterWorktree, Foreground),
     (RemoveProjectCollaborator, Foreground),
     (SaveBuffer, Foreground),
-    (SearchProject, Background),
-    (SearchProjectResponse, Background),
+    (SearchProject, Foreground),
+    (SearchProjectResponse, Foreground),
     (SendChannelMessage, Foreground),
     (SendChannelMessageResponse, Foreground),
     (ShareProject, Foreground),