diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 13490b1..d537231 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "prod"))]
     let chunk_db = Arc::new(FSChunkDB::new().unwrap());
 
-    chunk_db.garbage_collect(meta_db.clone()).await?;
+    tokio::task::spawn(async move { chunk_db.garbage_collect(meta_db.clone()).await? });
 
     let internal_tcp_addr = "[::]:9990".to_socket_addrs().unwrap().next().unwrap();