diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/context/SmallRyeManagedExecutor.java b/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/context/SmallRyeManagedExecutor.java
index 3e91314d..44351fb9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/context/SmallRyeManagedExecutor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/smallrye/context/SmallRyeManagedExecutor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 public class SmallRyeManagedExecutor implements ManagedExecutor {
 
+    private static final String UNI_APPLY = "java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniApply";
+
     private final SmallRyeThreadContext threadContext;
     private final int maxAsync;
     private final int maxQueued;
@@ -139,6 +141,12 @@ public <T> T invokeAny(Collection<? extends Callable<T>> tasks, long timeout, Ti
 
     @Override
     public void execute(Runnable command) {
+        if (UNI_APPLY.equals(command.getClass().getName())) {
+            // no need to contextualize this case as this class can only be created internally by the JDK
+            // not by the user. It is created when a completeableFuture.thenApplyAsync is used
+            executeWithoutPropagation(command);
+            return;
+        }
         executor.execute(threadContext.contextualRunnableUnlessContextualized(command));
     }