diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/api.py b/authentik/blueprints/api.py
index 93833b935a..33578e2043 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/api.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/api.py
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@ class BlueprintInstanceViewSet(UsedByMixin, ModelViewSet):
     def apply(self, request: Request, *args, **kwargs) -> Response:
         """Apply a blueprint"""
         blueprint = self.get_object()
-        apply_blueprint.send(blueprint.pk).get()
+        apply_blueprint.send_with_options(args=(blueprint.pk,), rel_obj=blueprint)
         return self.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py b/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
index abd593c045..de518e4838 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/v1/meta/apply_blueprint.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ApplyBlueprintMetaSerializer(PassiveSerializer):
             return MetaResult()
         LOGGER.debug("Applying blueprint from meta model", blueprint=self.blueprint_instance)
 
-        apply_blueprint(str(self.blueprint_instance.pk))
+        apply_blueprint(self.blueprint_instance.pk)
         return MetaResult()
 
 
diff --git a/authentik/blueprints/v1/tasks.py b/authentik/blueprints/v1/tasks.py
index 2e7948d2b1..5258e86cfa 100644
--- a/authentik/blueprints/v1/tasks.py
+++ b/authentik/blueprints/v1/tasks.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
 from hashlib import sha512
 from pathlib import Path
 from sys import platform
+from uuid import UUID
 
 from dacite.core import from_dict
 from django.db import DatabaseError, InternalError, ProgrammingError
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def check_blueprint_v1_file(blueprint: BlueprintFile):
 
 
 @actor
-def apply_blueprint(instance_pk: str):
+def apply_blueprint(instance_pk: UUID):
     """Apply single blueprint"""
     self = CurrentTask.get_task()
     self.set_uid(str(instance_pk))
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/apps.py b/authentik/outposts/apps.py
index 3974a143a0..07d0ac8696 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/apps.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/apps.py
@@ -63,29 +63,25 @@ class AuthentikOutpostConfig(ManagedAppConfig):
         else:
             Outpost.objects.filter(managed=MANAGED_OUTPOST).delete()
 
-    @ManagedAppConfig.reconcile_global
-    def outpost_connection_discovery(self):
-        from authentik.tasks.schedules.models import Schedule
-
-        for schedule in Schedule.objects.filter(
-            actor_name__in=("authentik.outposts.tasks.outpost_connection_discovery",),
-        ):
-            schedule.send()
-
     @property
     def tenant_schedule_specs(self) -> list[ScheduleSpec]:
+        from authentik.outposts.tasks import outpost_token_ensurer
+
         return [
             ScheduleSpec(
-                actor_name="authentik.outposts.tasks.outpost_token_ensurer",
+                actor_name=outpost_token_ensurer.actor_name,
                 crontab=f"{fqdn_rand('outpost_token_ensurer')} */8 * * *",
             ),
         ]
 
     @property
     def global_schedule_specs(self) -> list[ScheduleSpec]:
+        from authentik.outposts.tasks import outpost_connection_discovery
+
         return [
             ScheduleSpec(
-                actor_name="authentik.outposts.tasks.outpost_connection_discovery",
+                actor_name=outpost_connection_discovery.actor_name,
                 crontab=f"{fqdn_rand('outpost_connection_discovery')} */8 * * *",
+                run_on_startup=True,
             ),
         ]