diff --git a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/__tests__/restock-notification.js b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/__tests__/restock-notification.js
index caa4b924bc..9baaf9608d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/__tests__/restock-notification.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/__tests__/restock-notification.js
@@ -147,17 +147,9 @@ describe("RestockNotificationService", () => {
         eventBusService: EventBusService,
       })
 
-      restockNotiService.restockExecute_ = jest.fn()
-
-      jest.clearAllMocks()
-      jest.useFakeTimers()
-
+      restockNotiService.restockExecute = jest.fn()
       restockNotiService.triggerRestock("variant_test")
-
-      jest.runAllTimers()
-
-      expect(setTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      expect(setTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 0)
+      expect(restockNotiService.restockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
     it("trigger delay 10", async () => {
@@ -171,21 +163,20 @@ describe("RestockNotificationService", () => {
         { trigger_delay: 10 }
       )
 
-      restockNotiService.restockExecute_ = jest.fn()
-
-      jest.clearAllMocks()
-      jest.useFakeTimers()
+      restockNotiService.restockExecute = jest.fn()
 
       restockNotiService.triggerRestock("variant_test")
 
-      jest.runAllTimers()
-
-      expect(setTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-      expect(setTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 10)
+      expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "restock-notification.execute",
+        { variant_id: "variant_test" },
+        { delay: 10 }
+      )
     })
   })
 
-  describe("restockExecute_", () => {
+  describe("restockExecute", () => {
     const restockNotiService = new RestockNotificationService({
       manager: MockManager,
       productVariantService: ProductVariantService,
@@ -196,20 +187,20 @@ describe("RestockNotificationService", () => {
     it("non-existing noti does nothing", async () => {
       jest.clearAllMocks()
 
-      await expect(restockNotiService.restockExecute_("variant_test")).resolves
+      await expect(restockNotiService.restockExecute("variant_test")).resolves
     })
 
     it("existing noti but out of stock does nothing", async () => {
       jest.clearAllMocks()
 
-      await expect(restockNotiService.restockExecute_("variant_outofstock"))
+      await expect(restockNotiService.restockExecute("variant_outofstock"))
         .resolves
     })
 
     it("existing noti emits and deletes", async () => {
       jest.clearAllMocks()
 
-      await restockNotiService.restockExecute_("variant_1234")
+      await restockNotiService.restockExecute("variant_1234")
 
       expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -238,7 +229,7 @@ describe("RestockNotificationService", () => {
         { inventory_required: 5 }
       )
 
-      await service.restockExecute_("variant_1234")
+      await service.restockExecute("variant_1234")
 
       expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -265,7 +256,7 @@ describe("RestockNotificationService", () => {
         { inventory_required: 5 }
       )
 
-      await service.restockExecute_("variant_low_inventory")
+      await service.restockExecute("variant_low_inventory")
 
       expect(EventBusService.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
       expect(RestockNotificationModel.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
diff --git a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/restock-notification.js b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/restock-notification.js
index b0de97286a..137eeb2ecc 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/restock-notification.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/services/restock-notification.js
@@ -110,12 +110,20 @@ class RestockNotificationService extends BaseService {
    * @param {string} variantId - the variant id to trigger restock for
    * @return The resulting restock notification
    */
-  triggerRestock(variantId) {
+  async triggerRestock(variantId) {
     const delay = this.options_?.trigger_delay ?? 0
-    setTimeout(() => this.restockExecute_(variantId), delay)
+    if (delay) {
+      return await this.eventBus_.emit(
+        "restock-notification.execute",
+        { variant_id: variantId },
+        { delay }
+      )
+    }
+
+    return await this.restockExecute(variantId)
   }
 
-  async restockExecute_(variantId) {
+  async restockExecute(variantId) {
     return await this.atomicPhase_(async (manager) => {
       const restockRepo = manager.getRepository(this.restockNotificationModel_)
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/subscribers/index.js b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/subscribers/index.js
index e97e5293c6..b610aca1b5 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/subscribers/index.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-plugin-restock-notification/src/subscribers/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ class VariantSubscriber {
       "product-variant.updated",
       this.handleVariantUpdate
     )
+
+    eventBusService.subscribe(
+      "restock-notification.execute",
+      this.handleDelayedExecute
+    )
+  }
+
+  handleDelayedExecute = async (data) => {
+    const { variant_id } = data
+    return await this.restockNotificationService_.restockExecute(variant_id)
   }
 
   handleVariantUpdate = async (data) => {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js b/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
index d49de20ecc..10b4e306df 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ class EventBusService {
    * Calls all subscribers when an event occurs.
    * @param {string} eventName - the name of the event to be process.
    * @param {?any} data - the data to send to the subscriber.
+   * @param {?any} options - options to add the job with
    * @return {BullJob} - the job from our queue
    */
-  async emit(eventName, data) {
+  async emit(eventName, data, options = {}) {
     if (this.transactionManager_) {
       const stagedJobRepository = this.transactionManager_.getCustomRepository(
         this.stagedJobRepository_
@@ -163,7 +164,11 @@ class EventBusService {
 
       return stagedJobRepository.save(created)
     } else {
-      this.queue_.add({ eventName, data }, { removeOnComplete: true })
+      const opts = { removeOnComplete: true }
+      if (typeof options.delay === "number") {
+        opts.delay = options.delay
+      }
+      this.queue_.add({ eventName, data }, opts)
     }
   }