diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/exec.rs b/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/exec.rs
index 073e75e3b6d..ffde2fd4557 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/exec.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/exec.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ use crate::{
     WasiFunctionEnv, WasiRuntime,
 };
 
-pub fn spawn_exec(
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, fields(%name, %binary.package_name))]
+pub async fn spawn_exec(
     binary: BinaryPackage,
     name: &str,
     store: Store,
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ pub fn spawn_exec(
     // The deterministic id for this engine
     let compiler = store.engine().deterministic_id();
 
-    let module = compiled_modules.get_compiled_module(&**runtime, binary.hash().as_str(), compiler);
+    let module = compiled_modules
+        .get_compiled_module(&**runtime, binary.hash().as_str(), compiler)
+        .await;
 
     let module = match (module, binary.entry.as_ref()) {
         (Some(a), _) => a,
@@ -45,12 +48,9 @@ pub fn spawn_exec(
             }
             let module = module?;
 
-            compiled_modules.set_compiled_module(
-                &**runtime,
-                binary.hash().as_str(),
-                compiler,
-                &module,
-            );
+            compiled_modules
+                .set_compiled_module(&**runtime, binary.hash().as_str(), compiler, &module)
+                .await;
             module
         }
         (None, None) => {
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ impl BinFactory {
                 &self.runtime,
                 &self.cache,
             )
+            .await
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/module_cache.rs b/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/module_cache.rs
index a90dfd511a0..1286cebd157 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/module_cache.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/bin_factory/module_cache.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl ModuleCache {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn get_compiled_module(
+    pub async fn get_compiled_module(
         &self,
         runtime: &dyn WasiRuntime,
         data_hash: &str,
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ impl ModuleCache {
         let engine = runtime.engine()?;
 
         let tasks = runtime.task_manager();
-        tasks
-            .block_on(async { self.0.load(&key, &engine, tasks).await })
-            .ok()
+        self.0.load(&key, &engine, tasks).await.ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn set_compiled_module(
+    pub async fn set_compiled_module(
         &self,
         runtime: &dyn WasiRuntime,
         data_hash: &str,
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ impl ModuleCache {
         let key = format!("{}-{}", data_hash, compiler);
 
         let tasks = runtime.task_manager();
-        let result = tasks.block_on(async { self.0.save(&key, module, tasks).await });
+        let result = self.0.save(&key, module, tasks).await;
 
         if let Err(e) = result {
             tracing::warn!(
diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/os/command/builtins/cmd_wasmer.rs b/lib/wasi/src/os/command/builtins/cmd_wasmer.rs
index edbb4471a8f..39fc9be89b9 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/os/command/builtins/cmd_wasmer.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/os/command/builtins/cmd_wasmer.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ impl CmdWasmer {
             // Get the binary
             if let Some(binary) = self.get_package(what.clone()) {
                 // Now run the module
-                spawn_exec(binary, name, store, env, &self.runtime, &self.cache)
+                parent_ctx.data().tasks().block_on(async {
+                    spawn_exec(binary, name, store, env, &self.runtime, &self.cache).await
+                })
             } else {
                 parent_ctx.data().tasks().block_on(async move {
                     let _ = stderr_write(
diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/os/console/mod.rs b/lib/wasi/src/os/console/mod.rs
index 201d3c9e6e5..a758230f1f3 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/os/console/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/os/console/mod.rs
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ impl Console {
 
         // Build the config
         // Run the binary
-        let process = spawn_exec(
+        let process = tasks.block_on(spawn_exec(
             binary,
             prog,
             store,
             env,
             &self.runtime,
             self.compiled_modules.as_ref(),
-        )?;
+        ))?;
 
         // Return the process
         Ok((process, wasi_process))
diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/syscalls/wasix/proc_exec.rs b/lib/wasi/src/syscalls/wasix/proc_exec.rs
index 6e1160f6c1e..218ccb3a860 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/syscalls/wasix/proc_exec.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/syscalls/wasix/proc_exec.rs
@@ -101,18 +101,13 @@ pub fn proc_exec<M: MemorySize>(
                     let new_store = new_store.take().unwrap();
                     let env = config.take().unwrap();
 
-                    tasks.block_on(async {
-                        let name_inner = name.clone();
-                        let ret = bin_factory.spawn(
-                                name_inner,
-                                new_store,
-                                env,
-                            )
-                            .await;
+                    let name_inner = name.clone();
+                    __asyncify_light(ctx.data(), None, async {
+                        let ret = bin_factory.spawn(name_inner, new_store, env).await;
                         match ret {
                             Ok(ret) => {
                                 trace!(%child_pid, "spawned sub-process");
-                            },
+                            }
                             Err(err) => {
                                 err_exit_code = conv_bus_err_to_exit_code(err);
 
@@ -127,10 +122,13 @@ pub fn proc_exec<M: MemorySize>(
                                     &ctx,
                                     format!("wasm execute failed [{}] - {}\n", name.as_str(), err)
                                         .as_bytes(),
-                                ).await;
+                                )
+                                .await;
                             }
                         }
-                    })
+
+                        Ok(())
+                    });
                 }
             }
         };