diff --git a/syndicate/relay.rkt b/syndicate/relay.rkt
index 55b07cf..272be9a 100644
--- a/syndicate/relay.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/relay.rkt
@@ -189,16 +189,18 @@
   (when (null? (tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev tr))
     (queue-task! (actor-engine (facet-actor (tunnel-relay-facet tr)))
                  (lambda ()
-                   (define pending (Turn (reverse (tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev tr))))
-                   (set-tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev! tr '())
-                   (log-info "OUT (parsed): ~v" pending)
-                   (log-info "OUT (raw):    ~v" (->preserve pending))
-                   (parse-Turn! (->preserve pending))
-                   ((tunnel-relay-packet-writer tr)
-                    (preserve->bytes (->preserve pending)
-                                     #:canonicalizing? #t
-                                     #:write-annotations? #f
-                                     #:encode-embedded encode-embedded:protocol)))))
+                   (turn! (tunnel-relay-facet tr)
+                          (action ()
+                            (define pending (Turn (reverse (tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev tr))))
+                            (set-tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev! tr '())
+                            (log-info "OUT (parsed): ~v" pending)
+                            (log-info "OUT (raw):    ~v" (->preserve pending))
+                            (parse-Turn! (->preserve pending))
+                            ((tunnel-relay-packet-writer tr)
+                             (preserve->bytes (->preserve pending)
+                                              #:canonicalizing? #t
+                                              #:write-annotations? #f
+                                              #:encode-embedded encode-embedded:protocol)))))))
   (set-tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev! tr (cons (TurnEvent (Oid oid) event)
                                                (tunnel-relay-pending-turn-rev tr))))