diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job.rb b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job.rb
index a01117efc..b395a555f 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Job
 
       def perform data
         @data = data
-        @triggered_webhook = data[:triggered_webhook]
+        @triggered_webhook = PactBroker::Webhooks::TriggeredWebhook.find(id: data[:triggered_webhook].id)
         @error_count = data[:error_count] || 0
         begin
           webhook_execution_result = PactBroker::Webhooks::Service.execute_triggered_webhook_now triggered_webhook, execution_options
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service.rb b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service.rb
index b767374b2..5f02b7cbe 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ def self.run_later webhooks, pact, event_name
           begin
             triggered_webhook = webhook_repository.create_triggered_webhook(trigger_uuid, webhook, pact, RESOURCE_CREATION)
             logger.info "Scheduling job for #{webhook.description} with uuid #{webhook.uuid}"
-            Job.perform_async triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook
+            # Bit of a dodgey hack to make sure the request transaction has finished before we execute the webhook
+            Job.perform_in(5, triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook)
           rescue StandardError => e
             log_error e
           end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job_spec.rb
index cca213f01..387bb771b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/job_spec.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,21 @@ module Webhooks
         PactBroker.configuration.webhook_retry_schedule = [10, 60, 120, 300, 600, 1200]
         allow(PactBroker::Webhooks::Service).to receive(:execute_triggered_webhook_now).and_return(result)
         allow(PactBroker::Webhooks::Service).to receive(:update_triggered_webhook_status)
+        allow(PactBroker::Webhooks::TriggeredWebhook).to receive(:find).and_return(triggered_webhook)
       end
 
       let(:triggered_webhook) { instance_double("PactBroker::Webhooks::TriggeredWebhook", webhook_uuid: '1234', id: 1) }
       let(:result) { instance_double("PactBroker::Domain::WebhookExecutionResult", success?: success)}
       let(:success) { true }
 
+      subject { Job.new.perform(triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook) }
+
+      it "reloads the TriggeredWebhook object to make sure it has a fresh copy" do
+        expect(PactBroker::Webhooks::TriggeredWebhook).to receive(:find).with(id: 1)
+        subject
+      end
+
       context "when the job succeeds" do
-        subject { Job.new.perform(triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook) }
 
         it "does not reschedule the job" do
           expect(Job).to_not receive(:perform_in)
@@ -34,8 +41,6 @@ module Webhooks
           allow(PactBroker::Webhooks::Service).to receive(:execute_triggered_webhook_now).and_raise("an error")
         end
 
-        subject { Job.new.perform(triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook) }
-
         it "reschedules the job in 10 seconds" do
           expect(Job).to receive(:perform_in).with(10, {triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook, error_count: 1})
           subject
@@ -51,8 +56,6 @@ module Webhooks
       context "when the webhook execution result is not successful for the first time" do
         let(:success) { false }
 
-        subject { Job.new.perform(triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook) }
-
         it "reschedules the job in 10 seconds" do
           expect(Job).to receive(:perform_in).with(10, {triggered_webhook: triggered_webhook, error_count: 1})
           subject
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service_spec.rb
index e5b9ab5c5..abd062c31 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/webhooks/service_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Webhooks
         before do
           allow_any_instance_of(PactBroker::Webhooks::Repository).to receive(:find_by_consumer_and_provider_and_event_name).and_return(webhooks)
           allow_any_instance_of(PactBroker::Webhooks::Repository).to receive(:create_triggered_webhook).and_return(triggered_webhook)
-          allow(Job).to receive(:perform_async)
+          allow(Job).to receive(:perform_in)
         end
 
         subject { Service.execute_webhooks pact, PactBroker::Webhooks::WebhookEvent::CONTRACT_CONTENT_CHANGED }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module Webhooks
 
         context "when there is a scheduling error" do
           before do
-            allow(Job).to receive(:perform_async).and_raise("an error")
+            allow(Job).to receive(:perform_in).and_raise("an error")
           end
 
           it "logs the error" do