diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/ReportPlugin.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/ReportPlugin.java
index 0bcfc8cef..97c771422 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/ReportPlugin.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/ReportPlugin.java
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ public class ReportPlugin extends MiniPlugin
 		_reportManager = reportManager;
 
 		// purge old reports every minute
-		// TODO does this need to be async?
 		_reportPurgeTask = new ReportPurgeTask(_reportManager);
-		_reportPurgeTask.runTaskTimer(getPlugin(), 20L * 10, 20L * 60);
+		_reportPurgeTask.runTaskTimerAsynchronously(getPlugin(), 20L * 10, 20L * 60);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/task/ReportPurgeTask.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/task/ReportPurgeTask.java
index 558d67f76..644fc1726 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/task/ReportPurgeTask.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/report/task/ReportPurgeTask.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package mineplex.core.report.task;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
 
 import mineplex.core.common.util.C;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ public class ReportPurgeTask extends BukkitRunnable
 	@Override
 	public void run()
 	{
-		for (int reportId : _reportManager.getActiveReports())
+		for (int reportId : new ArrayList<>(_reportManager.getActiveReports())) // create copy as this will be run async
 		{
 			Report report = _reportManager.getReport(reportId);