diff --git a/app/Helpers/SpeedtestHelper.php b/app/Helpers/SpeedtestHelper.php
index 76214efd..dfda7d22 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/SpeedtestHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/SpeedtestHelper.php
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ namespace App\Helpers;
 use App\Speedtest;
 
 class SpeedtestHelper {
-    public static function runSpeedtest()
+    public static function runSpeedtest($output = false)
     {
-        $output = shell_exec('speedtest-cli');
+        if($output === false) {
+            $output = shell_exec('speedtest-cli');
+        }
         $output = preg_replace("/\r|\n/", "", $output);
 
         $pattern = '/([0-9\.]{1,}) ms.*Download: ([0-9\.]{1,} [A-Za-z]{1,}\/s).*Upload: ([0-9\.]{1,} [A-Za-z]{1,}\/s)/';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SpeedtestController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SpeedtestController.php
index a087193a..5fcdc3bc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SpeedtestController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SpeedtestController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Helpers\SpeedtestHelper;
+use App\Jobs\SpeedtestJob;
 use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
@@ -28,10 +29,10 @@ class SpeedtestController extends Controller
     public function run()
     {
         try {
-            $data = SpeedtestHelper::runSpeedtest();
+            $data = SpeedtestJob::dispatch();
             return response()->json([
                 'method' => 'run speedtest',
-                'data' => $data
+                'data' => 'a new speedtest has been added to the queue'
             ], 200);
         } catch(Exception $e) {
             return response()->json([
diff --git a/app/Jobs/SpeedtestJob.php b/app/Jobs/SpeedtestJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd256bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/SpeedtestJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Helpers\SpeedtestHelper;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class SpeedtestJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $output = shell_exec('speedtest-cli');
+
+        return SpeedtestHelper::runSpeedtest($output);
+    }
+}