diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/checks/tasks.py b/api/tacticalrmm/checks/tasks.py
index 6befb6eb..2f01aa2f 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/checks/tasks.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/checks/tasks.py
@@ -56,10 +56,3 @@ def handle_check_sms_alert_task(pk):
                 check.save(update_fields=["text_sent"])
 
     return "ok"
-
-
-@app.task
-def run_checks_task(pk):
-    agent = Agent.objects.get(pk=pk)
-    agent.salt_api_async(func="win_agent.run_manual_checks")
-    return "ok"
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/checks/views.py b/api/tacticalrmm/checks/views.py
index 9d015e37..aa4950ce 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/checks/views.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/checks/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ from scripts.models import Script
 
 from .serializers import CheckSerializer
 
-from .tasks import run_checks_task
 
 from automation.tasks import (
     generate_agent_checks_from_policies_task,
@@ -178,7 +179,10 @@ class GetUpdateDeleteCheck(APIView):
 @api_view()
 def run_checks(request, pk):
     agent = get_object_or_404(Agent, pk=pk)
-    run_checks_task.delay(agent.pk)
+    if not agent.has_nats:
+        return notify_error("Requires agent version 1.1.0 or greater")
+
+    asyncio.run(agent.nats_cmd({"func": "runchecks"}, wait=False))
     return Response(agent.hostname)