diff --git a/evennia/utils/utils.py b/evennia/utils/utils.py
index 79add32052..05ff24f0ed 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/utils.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from os.path import join as osjoin
 from importlib import import_module
 from inspect import ismodule, trace, getmembers, getmodule
 from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
-from twisted.internet import threads, reactor
+from twisted.internet import threads, reactor, task
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ def delay(timedelay, callback, *args, **kwargs):
             specified here.
 
     """
-    return reactor.callLater(timedelay, callback, *args, **kwargs)
+    return task.deferLater(reactor, timedelay, callback, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 _TYPECLASSMODELS = None