diff --git a/faust/transport/consumer.py b/faust/transport/consumer.py
index 96252e911..4452d85ff 100644
--- a/faust/transport/consumer.py
+++ b/faust/transport/consumer.py
@@ -848,13 +848,12 @@ async def _commit_livelock_detector(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
         await self.sleep(interval)
         async for sleep_time in self.itertimer(interval, name="livelock"):
             if not self.app.rebalancing:
-                await self.app.loop.run_in_executor(
-                    None, self.verify_all_partitions_active
-                )
+                await self.verify_all_partitions_active()
 
-    def verify_all_partitions_active(self) -> None:
+    async def verify_all_partitions_active(self) -> None:
         now = monotonic()
         for tp in self.assignment():
+            await self.sleep(0)
             if not self.should_stop:
                 self.verify_event_path(now, tp)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/transport/test_consumer.py b/tests/unit/transport/test_consumer.py
index 6af22e1c8..b4cc668f7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/transport/test_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/transport/test_consumer.py
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ async def test_verify_all_partitions_active(self, *, consumer):
 
         with patch("faust.transport.consumer.monotonic") as monotonic:
             now = monotonic.return_value = 391243.231
-            consumer.verify_all_partitions_active()
+            await consumer.verify_all_partitions_active()
 
             consumer.verify_event_path.assert_has_calls(
                 [
@@ -1405,13 +1405,13 @@ async def test_verify_all_partitions_active__bail_on_sleep(self, *, consumer):
         consumer.sleep = AsyncMock()
 
         async def on_sleep(secs):
-            if consumer.sleep.call_count == 2:
+            if consumer.sleep.call_count == 4:
                 consumer._stopped.set()
 
         consumer.sleep.side_effect = on_sleep
 
         with patch("faust.transport.consumer.monotonic") as monotonic:
             now = monotonic.return_value = 391243.231
-            consumer.verify_all_partitions_active()
+            await consumer.verify_all_partitions_active()
 
             consumer.verify_event_path.assert_called_with(now, TP3)