diff --git a/zed/src/worktree.rs b/zed/src/worktree.rs
index d24c1b412eb8596dd30088a21f8eb2b1d5b497df..723487ad4ae00640bddb032520374a3668199653 100644
--- a/zed/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/zed/src/worktree.rs
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ impl File {
             Worktree::Remote(worktree) => {
                 let rpc = worktree.rpc.clone();
                 let worktree_id = worktree.remote_id;
-                cx.background().spawn(async move {
+                cx.foreground().spawn(async move {
                     let response = rpc
                         .request(proto::SaveBuffer {
                             worktree_id,