diff --git a/bothub/common/tasks.py b/bothub/common/tasks.py
index 02f99f0d..84b688af 100644
--- a/bothub/common/tasks.py
+++ b/bothub/common/tasks.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from django_elasticsearch_dsl.registries import registry
 
 from bothub import translate
+from bothub.event_driven.publisher.rabbitmq_publisher import RabbitMQPublisher
 from bothub.celery import app
 from bothub.common.models import (
     RepositoryQueueTask,
@@ -688,5 +689,9 @@ def create_repository_project(**kwargs):
 
 @app.task(name="send_recent_activity")
 def send_recent_activity(recent_activity_data):
-    connect_client = ConnectClient()
-    connect_client.create_recent_activity(recent_activity_data=recent_activity_data)
+    rabbitmq_publisher = RabbitMQPublisher()
+    rabbitmq_publisher.send_message(
+        body=recent_activity_data,
+        exchange="recent_activities.topic",
+        routing_key="",
+    )