diff --git a/java/google/registry/env/production/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml b/java/google/registry/env/production/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml
index 4b8a40af8..d23b154d8 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/env/production/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml
+++ b/java/google/registry/env/production/default/WEB-INF/cron.xml
@@ -256,18 +256,9 @@
     <description>
       Create ICANN activity and transaction reports for last month, storing them in
       gs://domain-registry-alpha-reporting/icann/monthly/yyyy-MM
+      Upon success, enqueues the icannReportingUpload task to POST these files to ICANN.
     </description>
     <schedule>2 of month 09:00</schedule>
     <target>backend</target>
   </cron>
-
-  <cron>
-    <url><![CDATA[/_dr/cron/fanout?queue=retryable-cron-tasks&endpoint=/_dr/task/icannReportingUpload&runInEmpty]]></url>
-    <description>
-      Upload ICANN activity and transaction reports for last month to ICANN, fetching them from
-      gs://domain-registry-alpha-reporting/icann/monthly/yyyy-MM
-    </description>
-    <schedule>4 of month 09:00</schedule>
-    <target>backend</target>
-  </cron>
 </cronentries>
diff --git a/java/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingAction.java b/java/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingAction.java
index 59906785f..921f47dff 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingAction.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingAction.java
@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@ import static google.registry.request.Action.Method.POST;
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_OK;
 
+import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.QueueFactory;
+import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.TaskOptions;
+import com.google.appengine.api.taskqueue.TaskOptions.Method;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.net.MediaType;
 import google.registry.bigquery.BigqueryJobFailureException;
 import google.registry.reporting.IcannReportingModule.ReportType;
+import google.registry.reporting.IcannReportingModule.ReportingSubdir;
 import google.registry.request.Action;
 import google.registry.request.Response;
 import google.registry.request.auth.Auth;
 import google.registry.util.FormattingLogger;
 import google.registry.util.Retrier;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import org.joda.time.Duration;
+import org.joda.time.YearMonth;
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
 
 /**
  * Action that generates monthly ICANN activity and transactions reports.
@@ -54,7 +61,10 @@ public final class IcannReportingStagingAction implements Runnable {
   static final String PATH = "/_dr/task/icannReportingStaging";
 
   private static final FormattingLogger logger = FormattingLogger.getLoggerForCallerClass();
+  private static final String CRON_QUEUE = "retryable-cron-tasks";
 
+  @Inject YearMonth yearMonth;
+  @Inject @ReportingSubdir String subdir;
   @Inject ImmutableList<ReportType> reportTypes;
   @Inject IcannReportingStager stager;
   @Inject Retrier retrier;
@@ -83,6 +93,16 @@ public final class IcannReportingStagingAction implements Runnable {
           response.setStatus(SC_OK);
           response.setContentType(MediaType.PLAIN_TEXT_UTF_8);
           response.setPayload("Completed staging action.");
+
+          logger.infofmt("Enqueueing report upload :");
+          TaskOptions uploadTask = TaskOptions.Builder.withUrl(IcannReportingUploadAction.PATH)
+              .method(Method.POST)
+              .countdownMillis(Duration.standardMinutes(2).getMillis())
+              .param(
+                  IcannReportingModule.PARAM_YEAR_MONTH,
+                  DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM").print(yearMonth))
+              .param(IcannReportingModule.PARAM_SUBDIR, subdir);
+          QueueFactory.getQueue(CRON_QUEUE).add(uploadTask);
           return null;
         },
         new Retrier.FailureReporter() {
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingActionTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingActionTest.java
index fcc64a4b4..b77485ea2 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingActionTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/reporting/IcannReportingStagingActionTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package google.registry.reporting;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
+import static google.registry.testing.TaskQueueHelper.assertNoTasksEnqueued;
+import static google.registry.testing.TaskQueueHelper.assertTasksEnqueued;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ import google.registry.testing.AppEngineRule;
 import google.registry.testing.FakeClock;
 import google.registry.testing.FakeResponse;
 import google.registry.testing.FakeSleeper;
+import google.registry.testing.TaskQueueHelper.TaskMatcher;
 import google.registry.util.Retrier;
+import org.joda.time.YearMonth;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
   public final AppEngineRule appEngine = AppEngineRule.builder()
       .withDatastore()
       .withLocalModules()
+      .withTaskQueue()
       .build();
 
   @Before
@@ -57,8 +62,20 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
     when(stager.stageReports(ReportType.TRANSACTIONS)).thenReturn(ImmutableList.of("c", "d"));
   }
 
+  private static void assertUploadTaskEnqueued(String yearMonth, String subDir) throws Exception {
+    TaskMatcher matcher =
+        new TaskMatcher()
+            .url("/_dr/task/icannReportingUpload")
+            .method("POST")
+            .param("yearMonth", yearMonth)
+            .param("subdir", subDir);
+    assertTasksEnqueued("retryable-cron-tasks", matcher);
+  }
+
   private IcannReportingStagingAction createAction(ImmutableList<ReportType> reportingMode) {
     IcannReportingStagingAction action = new IcannReportingStagingAction();
+    action.yearMonth = new YearMonth(2017, 6);
+    action.subdir = "default/dir";
     action.reportTypes = reportingMode;
     action.response = response;
     action.stager = stager;
@@ -77,6 +94,7 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
         .emailResults(
             "ICANN Monthly report staging summary [SUCCESS]",
             "Completed staging the following 2 ICANN reports:\na\nb");
+    assertUploadTaskEnqueued("2017-06", "default/dir");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -91,6 +109,7 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
         .emailResults(
             "ICANN Monthly report staging summary [SUCCESS]",
             "Completed staging the following 4 ICANN reports:\na\nb\nc\nd");
+    assertUploadTaskEnqueued("2017-06", "default/dir");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -108,6 +127,7 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
         .emailResults(
             "ICANN Monthly report staging summary [SUCCESS]",
             "Completed staging the following 4 ICANN reports:\na\nb\nc\nd");
+    assertUploadTaskEnqueued("2017-06", "default/dir");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -129,5 +149,7 @@ public class IcannReportingStagingActionTest {
             "ICANN Monthly report staging summary [FAILURE]",
             "Staging failed due to BigqueryJobFailureException: Expected failure,"
                 + " check logs for more details.");
+    // Assert no upload task enqueued
+    assertNoTasksEnqueued("retryable-cron-tasks");
   }
 }