diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Forwarder/Channel/ForwardingChannel.cs b/src/SeqCli/Forwarder/Channel/ForwardingChannel.cs
index fe6a5f24..3c0618e7 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Forwarder/Channel/ForwardingChannel.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Forwarder/Channel/ForwardingChannel.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public ForwardingChannel(BufferAppender appender, BufferReader reader, Bookmark
             }
         }, cancellationToken: hardCancel);
 
-        _readWorker = Task.Run<Task>(async () =>
+        _readWorker = Task.Run(async () =>
         {
             try
             {