diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/app/SpringSymbolIndex.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/app/SpringSymbolIndex.java
index 96f27598b..b976fd504 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/app/SpringSymbolIndex.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/app/SpringSymbolIndex.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class SpringSymbolIndex implements InitializingBean {
 									return "";
 								}
 							};
-							futures.add(CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> updateItem(maybeProject.get(), docURI, lastModified, content, indexer), this.updateQueue));
+							futures.add(updateItem(maybeProject.get(), docURI, lastModified, content, indexer));
 						}
 						catch (Exception e) {
 							log.error("", e);
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/test/SpringIndexerTest.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/test/SpringIndexerTest.java
index acb826a7b..1e7442148 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/test/SpringIndexerTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/test/SpringIndexerTest.java
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ public class SpringIndexerTest {
 	@Test
 	public void testNewDocumentCreated() throws Exception {
 		String createdDocURI = directory.toPath().resolve("src/main/java/org/test/CreatedClass.java").toUri().toString();
-
 		// check for document to not be created yet
 		List<? extends SymbolInformation> symbols = indexer.getSymbols(createdDocURI);
 		assertNotNull(symbols);