diff --git a/include/dfrn.php b/include/dfrn.php
index 9d91cbce7b..27fc644c6b 100644
--- a/include/dfrn.php
+++ b/include/dfrn.php
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ class dfrn {
 			$changed = true;
 
 			if ($entrytype == DFRN_REPLY_RC)
-				proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php","comment-import", $current["id"]);
+				proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php","comment-import", $current["id"]);
 		}
 
 		// update last-child if it changes
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ class dfrn {
 
 				if($posted_id AND $parent AND ($entrytype == DFRN_REPLY_RC)) {
 					logger("Notifying followers about comment ".$posted_id, LOGGER_DEBUG);
-					proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $posted_id);
+					proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $posted_id);
 				}
 
 				return true;
@@ -2423,7 +2423,7 @@ class dfrn {
 
 				if($entrytype == DFRN_REPLY_RC) {
 					logger("Notifying followers about deletion of post ".$item["id"], LOGGER_DEBUG);
-					proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php","drop", $item["id"]);
+					proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php","drop", $item["id"]);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index bd4f867637..a1adb9b828 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ class diaspora {
 			);
 
 			// notify others
-			proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $message_id);
+			proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $message_id);
 		}
 
 		return $message_id;
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ class diaspora {
 			);
 
 			// notify others
-			proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $message_id);
+			proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php", "comment-import", $message_id);
 		}
 
 		return $message_id;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ class diaspora {
 
 				$i = item_store($arr);
 				if($i)
-					proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php", "activity", $i);
+					proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php", "activity", $i);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ class diaspora {
 		// Now check if the retraction needs to be relayed by us
 		if($p[0]["origin"]) {
 			// notify others
-			proc_run("php", "include/notifier.php", "drop", $r[0]["id"]);
+			proc_run(PRIORITY_HIGH, "include/notifier.php", "drop", $r[0]["id"]);
 		}
 
 		return true;