diff --git a/CHANGES/2445.bugfix b/CHANGES/2445.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42610e90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/2445.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Marked distribution update and delete operations as non-immediate due to heavy index rebuild hooks.
diff --git a/pulp_ansible/app/viewsets.py b/pulp_ansible/app/viewsets.py
index af6bbe865..1ac2e6a3e 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/app/viewsets.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/app/viewsets.py
@@ -1124,6 +1124,8 @@ class AnsibleDistributionViewSet(DistributionViewSet, RolesMixin):
     endpoint_name = "ansible"
     queryset = AnsibleDistribution.objects.all()
     serializer_class = AnsibleDistributionSerializer
+    ALLOW_NON_BLOCKING_UPDATE = False
+    ALLOW_NON_BLOCKING_DELETE = False
 
     queryset_filtering_required_permission = "ansible.view_ansibledistribution"