diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
index 20c14089e0a6..53b09019d644 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ def listen_for_course_publish(sender, course_key, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=
 
     if key_supports_outlines(course_key):
         # Push the course outline to learning_sequences asynchronously.
-        update_outline_from_modulestore_task.delay(course_key_str)
+        update_outline_from_modulestore_task.apply_async(
+            args=[course_key_str],
+            countdown=settings.BLOCK_STRUCTURES_SETTINGS.get('COURSE_PUBLISH_TASK_DELAY', 30),
+        )
 
     if settings.COURSEGRAPH_DUMP_COURSE_ON_PUBLISH:
         # Push the course out to CourseGraph asynchronously.