diff --git a/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZone.swift b/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZone.swift
index 3268e9cd2..36922b3a5 100644
--- a/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZone.swift
+++ b/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZone.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ final class CloudKitArticlesZone: CloudKitZone {
 		var newRecords = [CKRecord]()
 		var deleteRecordIDs = [CKRecord.ID]()
 		
-		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async {
 			
 			for statusUpdate in statusUpdates {
 				switch statusUpdate.record {
diff --git a/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift b/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
index 1e7504764..c22009423 100644
--- a/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Account/Sources/Account/CloudKit/CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate.swift
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private extension CloudKitArticlesZoneDelegate {
 		}
 		
 		group.enter()
-		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async {
 			let parsedItems = records.compactMap { self.makeParsedItem($0) }
 			let webFeedIDsAndItems = Dictionary(grouping: parsedItems, by: { item in item.feedURL } ).mapValues { Set($0) }