diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
index 915e6a4..36a7d20 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def enqueue_replace_abbr(company, old, new):
-	kwargs = dict(company=company, old=old, new=new)
+	kwargs = dict(queue="long", company=company, old=old, new=new)
 	frappe.enqueue('erpnext.setup.doctype.company.company.replace_abbr', **kwargs)