diff --git a/spring-scheduling/src/main/java/com/baeldung/async/config/SpringAsyncConfig.java b/spring-scheduling/src/main/java/com/baeldung/async/config/SpringAsyncConfig.java
index 56fa643017..872f59ebb6 100644
--- a/spring-scheduling/src/main/java/com/baeldung/async/config/SpringAsyncConfig.java
+++ b/spring-scheduling/src/main/java/com/baeldung/async/config/SpringAsyncConfig.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ public class SpringAsyncConfig implements AsyncConfigurer {
 
     @Override
     public Executor getAsyncExecutor() {
-        return new SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor();
+        ThreadPoolTaskExecutor threadPoolTaskExecutor = new ThreadPoolTaskExecutor();
+        threadPoolTaskExecutor.initialize();
+        return threadPoolTaskExecutor;
     }
 
     @Override