diff --git a/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp b/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
index 7dbf08cdc7..171cf09a93 100644
--- a/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/NativeAPI.actor.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ template <> void delref( DatabaseContext* ptr ) { ptr->delref(); }
 ACTOR Future<Void> databaseLogger( DatabaseContext *cx ) {
 	state double lastLogged = 0;
 	loop {
-		wait(delay(CLIENT_KNOBS->SYSTEM_MONITOR_INTERVAL, cx->taskID));
+		wait(delay(CLIENT_KNOBS->SYSTEM_MONITOR_INTERVAL, TaskPriority::FlushTrace));
 		TraceEvent ev("TransactionMetrics", cx->dbId);
 
 		ev.detail("Elapsed", (lastLogged == 0) ? 0 : now() - lastLogged)
diff --git a/flow/Stats.actor.cpp b/flow/Stats.actor.cpp
index d621188277..5f966cb47b 100644
--- a/flow/Stats.actor.cpp
+++ b/flow/Stats.actor.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ ACTOR Future<Void> traceCounters(std::string traceEventName, UID traceEventID, d
 		}
 
 		last_interval = now();
-		wait(delay(interval));
+		wait(delay(interval, TaskPriority::FlushTrace));
 	}
 }