diff --git a/nicegui/persistence/redis_persistent_dict.py b/nicegui/persistence/redis_persistent_dict.py
index d80337623..721ed6076 100644
--- a/nicegui/persistence/redis_persistent_dict.py
+++ b/nicegui/persistence/redis_persistent_dict.py
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
 
     def clear(self) -> None:
         super().clear()
-        self.redis_client.delete(self.key)
+        background_tasks.create(self.redis_client.delete(self.key), name=f'redis-delete-{self.key}')