diff --git a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/reclaimer.ex b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/reclaimer.ex
index 35e7f4b2e..3580d38f5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/reclaimer.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/reclaimer.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Gun.ConnectionPool.Reclaimer do
 
   def start_monitor do
     pid =
-      case GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, [], name: {:via, Registry, {registry(), "reclaimer"}}) do
+      case GenServer.start(__MODULE__, [], name: {:via, Registry, {registry(), "reclaimer"}}) do
         {:ok, pid} ->
           pid
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
index dabb15b08..b9dedf61e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Gun.ConnectionPool.WorkerSupervisor do
   def start_worker(opts, false) do
     case DynamicSupervisor.start_child(__MODULE__, {Worker, opts}) do
       {:error, :max_children} ->
-        spawn(fn -> free_pool() end)
+        free_pool()
         start_worker(opts, true)
 
       res ->