diff --git a/app/models/concerns/project_media_creators.rb b/app/models/concerns/project_media_creators.rb
index 5c9898b7e..c63009722 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/project_media_creators.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/project_media_creators.rb
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ def create_claim_description_and_fact_check
     fc
   end
 
-  def create_tags
+  def create_tags_in_background
     if self.set_tags.is_a?(Array)
-        GenericWorker.perform_in(1.second, 'ProjectMedia', 'create_tags_in_background', project_media_id: self.id, tags_json: self.set_tags.to_json, user_id: self.user_id)
+        GenericWorker.perform_in(1.second, 'ProjectMedia', 'create_tags', project_media_id: self.id, tags_json: self.set_tags.to_json, user_id: self.user_id)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/project_media.rb b/app/models/project_media.rb
index f5b646746..e78e4c5e8 100644
--- a/app/models/project_media.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_media.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ProjectMedia < ApplicationRecord
 
   before_validation :set_team_id, :set_channel, :set_project_id, on: :create
   before_validation :create_original_claim, if: proc { |pm| pm.set_original_claim.present? }, on: :create
-  after_create :create_annotation, :create_metrics_annotation, :send_slack_notification, :create_relationship, :create_team_tasks, :create_claim_description_and_fact_check, :create_tags
+  after_create :create_annotation, :create_metrics_annotation, :send_slack_notification, :create_relationship, :create_team_tasks, :create_claim_description_and_fact_check, :create_tags_in_background
   after_create :add_source_creation_log, unless: proc { |pm| pm.source_id.blank? }
   after_commit :apply_rules_and_actions_on_create, :set_quote_metadata, :notify_team_bots_create, on: [:create]
   after_commit :create_relationship, on: [:update]
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def add_nested_objects(ms)
     ms.attributes[:requests] = requests
   end
 
-  def self.create_tags_in_background(**params)
+  def self.create_tags(**params)
     params = params.with_indifferent_access
     project_media = ProjectMedia.find_by_id(params['project_media_id'])
 
diff --git a/test/models/project_media_8_test.rb b/test/models/project_media_8_test.rb
index c938035cb..929b63ad1 100644
--- a/test/models/project_media_8_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/project_media_8_test.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def setup
     pm = create_project_media project: p
 
     assert_nothing_raised do
-      ProjectMedia.create_tags_in_background(project_media_id: pm.id, tags_json: ['one', 'two'].to_json)
+      ProjectMedia.create_tags(project_media_id: pm.id, tags_json: ['one', 'two'].to_json)
     end
     assert_equal 2, pm.annotations('tag').count
   end
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def setup
   test "does not raise an error when no project media is sent" do
     assert_nothing_raised do
       CheckSentry.expects(:notify).once
-      ProjectMedia.create_tags_in_background(project_media_id: nil, tags_json: ['one', 'two'].to_json)
+      ProjectMedia.create_tags(project_media_id: nil, tags_json: ['one', 'two'].to_json)
     end
   end