diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6f8299..6a3ab65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Store all the logs for the current job in order to be able to debug and keep tra
 - [x] Be able to move and rename files based on a regex
 - [x] Read qbittorrent credentials from .env file
 - [x] Implement API endpoint using FastAPI
-- [ ] Run organization ob on a separate thread
+- [x] Run organization job on a separate thread
 - [ ] Deduplicate files using Czkawka
 - [ ] Add unit tests
 - [ ] Add logging
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 1f90ad0..b1a18db 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import os
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, FastAPI
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 from qbittorrent_api import get_qbittorrent_files_downloading
 from filemoving import group_files_by_prefix
 import uuid
+import time
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -19,11 +20,17 @@ if not qbit_url or not qbit_user or not qbit_password or not target_dir:
 app = FastAPI()
 
 @app.get("/")
-async def root():
+def root(background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
     job_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    background_tasks.add_task(launch_job, job_id)
+    return job_id
 
-    # TODO Launch the job in the background
+def launch_job(job_id):
+    # WARNING: Temporary code for testing purposes
+    time.sleep(5)
+
+    with open("jobs.txt", "a") as f:
+        f.write(f"{job_id}\n")
+    
     # downloading =  get_qbittorrent_files_downloading(qbit_url, qbit_user, qbit_password)
     # group_files_by_prefix(target_dir, downloading)
-
-    return job_id