diff --git a/server/src/server/router/ir/direct-manual/router.ts b/server/src/server/router/ir/direct-manual/router.ts
index d3d830580..0157adc7d 100644
--- a/server/src/server/router/ir/direct-manual/router.ts
+++ b/server/src/server/router/ir/direct-manual/router.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
 import { SYMBOL_TachiAPIAuth } from "lib/constants/tachi";
 import { ExpressWrappedScoreImportMain } from "lib/score-import/framework/express-wrapper";
+import { MakeScoreImport } from "lib/score-import/framework/score-import";
+import { ScoreImportJobData } from "lib/score-import/worker/types";
+import { ServerConfig } from "lib/setup/config";
 import { RequirePermissions } from "server/middleware/auth";
+import { Random20Hex } from "utils/misc";
 
 const router: Router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 
@@ -10,16 +14,42 @@ const router: Router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
  * @name POST /ir/direct-manual/import
  */
 router.post("/import", RequirePermissions("submit_score"), async (req, res) => {
-	const intent = req.header("X-User-Intent");
+	const userIntent = !!req.header("X-User-Intent");
 
-	const responseData = await ExpressWrappedScoreImportMain(
-		req[SYMBOL_TachiAPIAuth].userID!,
-		!!intent,
-		"ir/direct-manual",
-		[req.body]
-	);
+	if (ServerConfig.USE_EXTERNAL_SCORE_IMPORT_WORKER) {
+		const importID = Random20Hex();
 
-	return res.status(responseData.statusCode).json(responseData.body);
+		const job: ScoreImportJobData<"ir/direct-manual"> = {
+			importID,
+			userID: req[SYMBOL_TachiAPIAuth].userID!,
+			userIntent,
+			importType: "ir/direct-manual",
+			parserArguments: [req.body],
+		};
+
+		// Fire the score import, but make no guarantees about its state.
+		MakeScoreImport(job);
+
+		return res.status(202).json({
+			success: true,
+			description:
+				"Import loaded into queue. You can poll the provided URL for information on when its complete.",
+			body: {
+				url: `${ServerConfig.OUR_URL}/api/v1/imports/${importID}/poll-status`,
+				importID,
+			},
+		});
+	} else {
+		// Fire the score import and wait for it to finish!
+		const importResponse = await ExpressWrappedScoreImportMain<"ir/direct-manual">(
+			req[SYMBOL_TachiAPIAuth].userID!,
+			userIntent,
+			"ir/direct-manual",
+			[req.body]
+		);
+
+		return res.status(importResponse.statusCode).json(importResponse.body);
+	}
 });
 
 export default router;