diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
index fe965c59..f9dadd6d 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class SyncList(object):
                 self.optmap[f] = entopts
 
 
-def sync_list_to_node(sl, node, suffixes, peerip=None):
+async def sync_list_to_node(sl, node, suffixes, peerip=None):
     targdir = tempfile.mkdtemp('.syncto{}'.format(node))
     output = ''
     try:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def sync_list_to_node(sl, node, suffixes, peerip=None):
         targip = node
         if peerip:
             targip = peerip
-        output, stderr = util.check_output(
+        output, stderr = await util.check_output(
             'rsync', '-rvLD', targdir + '/', 'root@[{}]:/'.format(targip))
     except Exception as e:
         if 'CalledProcessError' not in repr(e):
@@ -318,8 +318,12 @@ def start_syncfiles(nodename, cfg, suffixes, principals=[]):
     if not (sl.appendmap or sl.mergemap or sl.replacemap or sl.appendoncemap):
         return 200, 'OK', 'Empty synclist'  # the synclist has no actual entries
     if nodename in syncrunners:
-        if syncrunners[nodename].dead:
-            syncrunners[nodename].wait()
+        if syncrunners[nodename].done():
+            try:
+                syncrunners[nodename].result()
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(repr(e))
+            del syncrunners[nodename]
         else:
             return 503, 'Synchronization already in progress', 'Synchronization already in progress for {}'.format(nodename)
     syncrunners[nodename] = tasks.spawn(
@@ -333,10 +337,10 @@ async def cleanit():
     toreap = {}
     while True:
         for nn in list(syncrunners):
-            if syncrunners[nn].dead:
+            if syncrunners[nn].done():
                 if nn in toreap:
                     try:
-                        syncrunners[nn].wait()
+                        syncrunners[nn].result()
                     except Exception as e:
                         print(repr(e))
                         pass
@@ -352,8 +356,12 @@ async def cleanit():
 def get_syncresult(nodename):
     if nodename not in syncrunners:
         return 204, 'Not Running', ''
-    if not syncrunners[nodename].dead:
+    if not syncrunners[nodename].done():
         return 200, 'OK', ''
-    result = syncrunners[nodename].wait()
+    try:
+        result = syncrunners[nodename].result()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(repr(e))
+        result = None
     del syncrunners[nodename]
     return 200, 'OK', result