diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/util.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/util.cpp
index c5358b0..08c1959 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/util.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/util.cpp
@@ -1037,13 +1037,13 @@ QString getSymlinkTarget(const QString &start_file,
 void sendPlaybackStart(void)
 {
     MythEvent me(QString("PLAYBACK_START %1").arg(gCoreContext->GetHostName()));
-    gCoreContext->dispatchNow(me);
+    gCoreContext->dispatch(me);
 }
 
 void sendPlaybackEnd(void)
 {
     MythEvent me(QString("PLAYBACK_END %1").arg(gCoreContext->GetHostName()));
-    gCoreContext->dispatchNow(me);
+    gCoreContext->dispatch(me);
 }
 
 bool IsMACAddress(QString MAC)