diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1c109950a0cdb7ee9c90e949c1706c5ef49e6fc..64e40fdc51af3c683eb8edd44a21099879ad3e6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Start it with [Foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman)
 or start each component separately
 
     bundle exec rails s
-    bundle exec rake sidekiq:start
+    script/background_jobs start
 
 ### Run the tests
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
index c4f1eba9b9e34a9b19df023bfe42a55d13a6915e..6153063b683a0780186ec51fb5431074694c6b4a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       else
         puts "no".red
         try_fixing_it(
-          sudo_gitlab("bundle exec rake sidekiq:start RAILS_ENV=production")
+          sudo_gitlab("RAILS_ENV=production script/background_jobs start")
         )
         for_more_information(
           see_installation_guide_section("Install Init Script"),