diff --git a/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_doc_perm_sync.py b/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_doc_perm_sync.py
index 5c420d59e6bc..f6b4e107dd69 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_doc_perm_sync.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_doc_perm_sync.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class RedisConnectorPermissionSync:
                 ),
                 queue=OnyxCeleryQueues.DOC_PERMISSIONS_UPSERT,
                 task_id=custom_task_id,
-                priority=OnyxCeleryPriority.HIGH,
+                priority=OnyxCeleryPriority.MEDIUM,
                 ignore_result=True,
             )
             async_results.append(result)