diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.c b/src/openvpn/multi.c
index 3f82052..b1a648b 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.c
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@
  * (or be deferred again by client-connect)
  */
 void
-multi_process_file_closed(struct multi_context *m, const unsigned int mpp_flags)
+multi_process_file_closed(struct multi_context *m)
 {
     char buffer[INOTIFY_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE];
     ssize_t buffer_i = 0;
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@
             if (mi)
             {
                 /* continue authentication, perform NCP negotiation and send push_reply */
-                multi_process_post(m, mi, mpp_flags);
+                multi_io_action(m, mi, TA_INSTANCE_POST, false);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.h b/src/openvpn/multi.h
index 3d2e932..4a93971 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.h
@@ -382,9 +382,8 @@
  * Continues authentication and sends push_repl
  *
  * @param m multi_context
- * @param mpp_flags
  */
-void multi_process_file_closed(struct multi_context *m, const unsigned int mpp_flags);
+void multi_process_file_closed(struct multi_context *m);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi_io.c b/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
index fb4810b..a6e97af 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi_io.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
         case TA_TUN_WRITE_TIMEOUT:
             return "TA_TUN_WRITE_TIMEOUT";
 
+        case TA_INSTANCE_POST:
+            return "TA_INSTANCE_POST";
+
         default:
             return "?";
     }
@@ -492,6 +495,11 @@
             multi_process_post(m, mi, mpp_flags);
             break;
 
+        case TA_INSTANCE_POST:
+            ASSERT(mi);
+            multi_process_post(m, mi, mpp_flags);
+            break;
+
         default:
             msg(M_FATAL, "MULTI IO: multi_io_dispatch, unhandled action=%d", action);
     }
@@ -659,7 +667,7 @@
 #ifdef ENABLE_ASYNC_PUSH
                 else if (e->arg == MULTI_IO_FILE_CLOSE_WRITE)
                 {
-                    multi_process_file_closed(m, MPP_PRE_SELECT | MPP_RECORD_TOUCH);
+                    multi_process_file_closed(m);
                 }
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi_io.h b/src/openvpn/multi_io.h
index c7f8f89..4d56e25 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi_io.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi_io.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define TA_INITIAL               8
 #define TA_TIMEOUT               9
 #define TA_TUN_WRITE_TIMEOUT     10
+#define TA_INSTANCE_POST         11
 
 /*
  * I/O state and events tracker