diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 70aee67a..5576a951 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ async def interaction_check(self: Self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> boo
         """
 
         # Since we can't do it anywhere else, log slash command here
-        await self.slash_command_log(interaction)
+        asyncio.create_task(self.slash_command_log(interaction))
 
         await self.logger.send_log(
             message="Checking if slash command can run",
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 4437ac4f..76033bef 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Changes since 2026.06.04
 - Add property to make application commands always enabled regardless of guild config
 - Adds a docker ignore file to slim down the size of the docker container
 - Make the check-format make task run the same CI as is run on GitHub
+- Logs app commands as a background task, to hopefully speed up response times
 
 # Modules