workaround for broken salt bg scripts

api/tacticalrmm/agents/views.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from winupdate.serializers import WinUpdatePolicySerializer
 
 from .tasks import uninstall_agent_task, send_agent_update_task
 from winupdate.tasks import bulk_check_for_updates_task
+from scripts.tasks import run_script_bg_task
 
 from tacticalrmm.utils import notify_error
 
@@ -709,22 +710,14 @@ def run_script(request):
                 return notify_error(str(r))
 
     else:
-        r = agent.salt_api_async(
-            func="win_agent.run_script",
-            kwargs={
-                "filepath": script.filepath,
-                "filename": script.filename,
-                "shell": script.shell,
+        data = {
+            "agentpk": agent.pk,
+            "scriptpk": script.pk,
             "timeout": request.data["timeout"],
             "args": args,
-                "bg": True,
-            },
-        )
-
-        if r != "timeout":
+        }
+        run_script_bg_task.delay(data)
         return Response(f"{script.name} will now be run on {agent.hostname}")
-        else:
-            return notify_error("Something went wrong")
 
 
 @api_view()

api/tacticalrmm/scripts/tasks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from tacticalrmm.celery import app
+from agents.models import Agent
+from .models import Script
+
+
+@app.task
+def run_script_bg_task(data):
+    agent = Agent.objects.get(pk=data["agentpk"])
+    script = Script.objects.get(pk=data["scriptpk"])
+
+    agent.salt_api_async(
+        func="win_agent.run_script",
+        kwargs={
+            "filepath": script.filepath,
+            "filename": script.filename,
+            "shell": script.shell,
+            "timeout": data["timeout"],
+            "args": data["args"],
+        },
+    )