diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 40a33d72a..c248dcf57 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "@rallly/database": "*",
     "@rallly/emails": "*",
     "@rallly/utils": "*",
+    "@vercel/functions": "^1.0.2",
     "@trpc/server": "^10.13.0",
     "iron-session": "^6.3.1",
     "spacetime": "^7.4.7",
diff --git a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
index fc7b40f8b..16705c3fb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { prisma } from "@rallly/database";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { waitUntil } from "@vercel/functions";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import timezone from "dayjs/plugin/timezone";
 import toArray from "dayjs/plugin/toArray";
@@ -131,16 +132,18 @@ export const polls = router({
         });
 
         if (user) {
-          await ctx.emailClient.sendTemplate("NewPollEmail", {
-            to: user.email,
-            subject: `Let's find a date for ${poll.title}`,
-            props: {
-              title: poll.title,
-              name: user.name,
-              adminLink: pollLink,
-              participantLink,
-            },
-          });
+          waitUntil(
+            ctx.emailClient.sendTemplate("NewPollEmail", {
+              to: user.email,
+              subject: `Let's find a date for ${poll.title}`,
+              props: {
+                title: poll.title,
+                name: user.name,
+                adminLink: pollLink,
+                participantLink,
+              },
+            }),
+          );
         }
       }
 
@@ -875,28 +878,30 @@ export const polls = router({
           });
         }
 
-        const emailToHost = ctx.emailClient.sendTemplate("FinalizeHostEmail", {
-          subject: `Date booked for ${poll.title}`,
-          to: poll.user.email,
-          props: {
-            name: poll.user.name,
-            pollUrl: ctx.absoluteUrl(`/poll/${poll.id}`),
-            location: poll.location,
-            title: poll.title,
-            attendees: poll.participants
-              .filter((p) =>
-                p.votes.some(
-                  (v) => v.optionId === input.optionId && v.type !== "no",
-                ),
-              )
-              .map((p) => p.name),
-            date,
-            day,
-            dow,
-            time,
-          },
-          attachments: [{ filename: "event.ics", content: event.value }],
-        });
+        const emailToHost = waitUntil(
+          ctx.emailClient.sendTemplate("FinalizeHostEmail", {
+            subject: `Date booked for ${poll.title}`,
+            to: poll.user.email,
+            props: {
+              name: poll.user.name,
+              pollUrl: ctx.absoluteUrl(`/poll/${poll.id}`),
+              location: poll.location,
+              title: poll.title,
+              attendees: poll.participants
+                .filter((p) =>
+                  p.votes.some(
+                    (v) => v.optionId === input.optionId && v.type !== "no",
+                  ),
+                )
+                .map((p) => p.name),
+              date,
+              day,
+              dow,
+              time,
+            },
+            attachments: [{ filename: "event.ics", content: event.value }],
+          }),
+        );
 
         const emailsToParticipants = participantsToEmail.map((p) => {
           return ctx.emailClient.sendTemplate("FinalizeParticipantEmail", {
@@ -924,7 +929,7 @@ export const polls = router({
           });
         });
 
-        await Promise.all([emailToHost, ...emailsToParticipants]);
+        waitUntil(Promise.all([emailToHost, ...emailsToParticipants]));
       }
     }),
   reopen: possiblyPublicProcedure
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5cced0120..764132d6c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4743,6 +4743,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vercel/analytics/-/analytics-0.1.11.tgz"
   integrity sha512-mj5CPR02y0BRs1tN3oZcBNAX9a8NxsIUl9vElDPcqxnMfP0RbRc9fI9Ud7+QDg/1Izvt5uMumsr+6YsmVHcyuw==
 
+"@vercel/functions@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vercel/functions/-/functions-1.0.2.tgz#c26ed4e3b0ed701e28c4ebd71c76b1bfe14db02a"
+  integrity sha512-j3udyHOv/05Y8o3WQ/ANMWa1aYagsY5B3ouImiwgYsz5z4CBUHTY5dk74oQAXYr+bgoVDpdDlmxkpnxGzKEdLQ==
+
 "@vitest/expect@1.3.1":
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vitest/expect/-/expect-1.3.1.tgz#d4c14b89c43a25fd400a6b941f51ba27fe0cb918"