diff --git a/app/models/reaction.rb b/app/models/reaction.rb
index 35284d162..8926f25e7 100644
--- a/app/models/reaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/reaction.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class Reaction < ApplicationRecord
   validate  :permissions
 
   before_save :assign_points
-  after_commit :async_bust, :bust_reactable_cache
+  after_commit :async_bust, :bust_reactable_cache, :update_reactable
   after_save :index_to_algolia
-  after_save :update_reactable, :touch_user
+  after_save :touch_user
   before_destroy :update_reactable_without_delay, unless: :destroyed_by_association
   before_destroy :bust_reactable_cache_without_delay
   before_destroy :remove_algolia
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Reaction < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def update_reactable
-    Reactions::UpdateReactableJob.perform_later(id)
+    Reactions::UpdateReactableWorker.perform_async(id)
   end
 
   def bust_reactable_cache
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Reaction < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def update_reactable_without_delay
-    Reactions::UpdateReactableJob.perform_now(id)
+    Reactions::UpdateReactableWorker.new.perform(id)
   end
 
   def reading_time
diff --git a/app/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker.rb b/app/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52312042b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module Reactions
+  class UpdateReactableWorker
+    include Sidekiq::Worker
+
+    sidekiq_options queue: :high_priority, retry: 10
+
+    def perform(reaction_id)
+      reaction = Reaction.find_by(id: reaction_id)
+      return unless reaction&.reactable
+
+      reaction.reactable.touch_by_reaction if reaction.reactable.respond_to?(:touch_by_reaction)
+      reaction.reactable.sync_reactions_count if rand(6) == 1 && reaction.reactable.respond_to?(:sync_reactions_count)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb b/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
index e1843168d..8c1fa45af 100644
--- a/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
@@ -114,14 +114,6 @@ RSpec.describe Reaction, type: :model do
   context "when callbacks are called after save" do
     let!(:reaction) { build(:reaction, category: "like", reactable: article, user: user) }
 
-    it "enqueues the correct jobs" do
-      expect do
-        reaction.save
-      end.to(
-        have_enqueued_job(Reactions::UpdateReactableJob).exactly(:once),
-      )
-    end
-
     describe "enqueues the correct worker" do
       it "BustReactableCacheWorker" do
         sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Reactions::BustReactableCacheWorker) do
diff --git a/spec/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60d74aa62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/workers/reactions/update_reactable_worker_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Reactions::UpdateReactableWorker, type: :worker do
+  describe "#perform" do
+    let(:article) { create(:article) }
+    let(:reaction) { create(:reaction, reactable: article) }
+    let(:comment) { create(:comment, commentable: article) }
+    let(:comment_reaction) { create(:reaction, reactable: comment) }
+    let(:worker) { subject }
+
+    it " updates the reactable Article" do
+      sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Articles::ScoreCalcWorker) do
+        worker.perform(reaction.id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it " updates the reactable Comment" do
+      updated_at = 1.day.ago
+      comment.update_columns(updated_at: updated_at)
+      worker.perform(comment_reaction.id)
+      expect(comment.reload.updated_at).to be > updated_at
+    end
+
+    it " doesn't fail if a reaction doesn't exist" do
+      expect do
+        worker.perform(Reaction.maximum(:id).to_i + 1)
+      end. not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
+end