diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/buzz/BuzzInviteMinter.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/buzz/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
index e1194a6f6d..02da371a78 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/buzz/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/buzz/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 
 /**
  * Mints a `block/buzz` workspace invite link by POSTing to the relay's **Buzz-specific**
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ object BuzzInviteMinter {
                     .post(bodyBytes.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaType()))
                     .build()
 
-            okHttpClient(url).newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient(url).newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 val payload = response.body.string()
                 val tree = runCatching { json.readTree(payload) }.getOrNull()
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordCommunityImage.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordCommunityImage.kt
index c3d6864065..83f337834c 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordCommunityImage.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordCommunityImage.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.Log
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ fun rememberConcordImageModel(
                     if (!cacheFile.exists()) {
                         val client = accountViewModel.httpClientBuilder.okHttpClientForImage(pointer.url)
                         val ciphertext =
-                            client.newCall(Request.Builder().url(pointer.url).build()).execute().use { resp ->
+                            client.newCall(Request.Builder().url(pointer.url).build()).executeAsync().use { resp ->
                                 if (!resp.isSuccessful) return@runCatching null
                                 resp.body.bytes()
                             }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/nests/room/theme/RoomFontLoader.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/nests/room/theme/RoomFontLoader.kt
index 80f68b6601..2ba33c4c0c 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/nests/room/theme/RoomFontLoader.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/nests/room/theme/RoomFontLoader.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.io.File
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ internal object RoomFontLoader {
             }.getOrNull()
         }
 
-    private fun ensureCached(
+    private suspend fun ensureCached(
         url: String,
         context: Context,
         clientFor: (String) -> OkHttpClient,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ internal object RoomFontLoader {
 
         val client = clientFor(url)
         val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-        client.newCall(request).execute().use { resp ->
+        client.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { resp ->
             if (!resp.isSuccessful) return null
             file.outputStream().use { out -> resp.body.byteStream().copyTo(out) }
         }
diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Context.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Context.kt
index 185cbc7f6d..4829052448 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Context.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Context.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeoutOrNull
 import okhttp3.Dispatcher
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ class Context(
                         .url(relay.toHttp())
                         .header("Accept", "application/nostr+json")
                         .build()
-                okhttp.newCall(request).execute().use { resp ->
+                okhttp.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { resp ->
                     resp.body.string().let { Nip11RelayInformation.fromJson(it) }
                 }
             }.getOrNull()
diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/commands/BuzzCommands.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/commands/BuzzCommands.kt
index 43dcd861c0..f296b76fba 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/commands/BuzzCommands.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/commands/BuzzCommands.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 
 /**
  * `amy buzz …` — first-class access to the `block/buzz` workspace protocol, driving the
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ object BuzzCommands {
                         .url(url)
                         .get()
                         .build(),
-                ).execute()
+                ).executeAsync()
                 .use { it.code to it.body.string() }
         }
 
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ object BuzzCommands {
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val builder = Request.Builder().url(url).post(body.toRequestBody(jsonMedia))
             if (auth != null) builder.header("Authorization", auth)
-            http.newCall(builder.build()).execute().use { it.code to it.body.string() }
+            http.newCall(builder.build()).executeAsync().use { it.code to it.body.string() }
         }
 
     /** `buzz post RELAY GID <text>` → publishes a kind-40002 stream message with an `h` tag. */
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/georelay/GeoRelayCsvLoader.kt b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/georelay/GeoRelayCsvLoader.kt
index 87c27914ea..8d4b56f22e 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/georelay/GeoRelayCsvLoader.kt
+++ b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/georelay/GeoRelayCsvLoader.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 
 /**
  * Fetches and parses the live georelays CSV so the [GeoRelayDirectory] can route
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class GeoRelayCsvLoader(
                     .url(url)
                     .get()
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient(url).newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient(url).newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 if (response.isSuccessful) {
                     GeoRelayDirectory.parseCsv(response.body.string())
                 } else {
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/LightningAddressResolver.kt b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/LightningAddressResolver.kt
index 55ef95738a..9161df6764 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/LightningAddressResolver.kt
+++ b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/LightningAddressResolver.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.math.BigDecimal
 import java.math.RoundingMode
 import java.net.URLEncoder
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ class LightningAddressResolver(
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             try {
                 val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-                httpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+                httpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                     if (response.isSuccessful) {
                         response.body.string()
                     } else {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class LightningAddressResolver(
                 }
 
                 val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-                httpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+                httpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                     // Return body even on error — caller extracts "reason" or "message" from JSON
                     response.body.string()
                 }
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/OkHttpLnurlEndpointResolver.kt b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/OkHttpLnurlEndpointResolver.kt
index 86bd02a720..a737bd1180 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/OkHttpLnurlEndpointResolver.kt
+++ b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/lnurl/OkHttpLnurlEndpointResolver.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import kotlin.coroutines.cancellation.CancellationException
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class OkHttpLnurlEndpointResolver(
             try {
                 val client = okHttpClient(url)
                 val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-                client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+                client.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                     if (!response.isSuccessful) return@use null
                     val body = response.body.string()
                     val root = mapper.readTree(body) ?: return@use null
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/upload/BlossomClient.kt b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/upload/BlossomClient.kt
index cb4702fd67..cfbfeb3bb8 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/upload/BlossomClient.kt
+++ b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/upload/BlossomClient.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.RequestBody
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
 import okhttp3.Response
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import okio.BufferedSink
 import okio.source
 import java.io.File
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                         paymentProof?.headers()?.forEach { (name, value) -> addHeader(name, value) }
                     }.put(body)
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 if (response.code in MIRROR_UNSUPPORTED_CODES) {
                     throw BlossomMirrorUnsupportedException(serverBaseUrl, response.code)
                 }
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .apply { authHeader?.let { addHeader("Authorization", it) } }
                     .get()
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 check402(response, serverBaseUrl)
                 if (!response.isSuccessful) {
                     val reason = response.headers[BlossomServerUrl.REASON_HEADER] ?: response.code.toString()
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .apply { authHeader?.let { addHeader("Authorization", it) } }
                     .delete()
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { it.isSuccessful }
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { it.isSuccessful }
         }
 
     /**
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .head()
                     .build()
             try {
-                okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { it.isSuccessful }
+                okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { it.isSuccessful }
             } catch (e: CancellationException) {
                 throw e
             } catch (_: Exception) {
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .addHeader(BlossomServerUrl.X_CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER, contentType)
                     .apply { authHeader?.let { addHeader("Authorization", it) } }
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 BlossomPreflightResult(
                     accepted = response.isSuccessful,
                     status = response.code,
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .url(BlossomServerUrl.report(serverBaseUrl))
                     .put(reportEventJson.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaType()))
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { it.isSuccessful }
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { it.isSuccessful }
         }
 
     /**
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .url(url)
                     .get()
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 if (response.isSuccessful) response.body.bytes() else null
             }
         }
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ open class BlossomClient(
                     .apply { authHeader?.let { addHeader("Authorization", it) } }
                     .put(body)
                     .build()
-            okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { parseDescriptor(it, serverBaseUrl) }
+            okHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { parseDescriptor(it, serverBaseUrl) }
         }
 
     private fun parseDescriptor(
diff --git a/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts b/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
index fa41a3e276..36114b3428 100644
--- a/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/desktopApp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Networking
     implementation(libs.okhttp)
+    implementation(libs.okhttpCoroutines)
 
     // JSON
     implementation(libs.jackson.module.kotlin)
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/network/Nip11Fetcher.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/network/Nip11Fetcher.kt
index 038cd1cd79..9a6bb68be9 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/network/Nip11Fetcher.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/network/Nip11Fetcher.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withPermit
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 /**
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ class Nip11Fetcher {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun fetchFromNetwork(url: NormalizedRelayUrl): Nip11RelayInformation? {
+    private suspend fun fetchFromNetwork(url: NormalizedRelayUrl): Nip11RelayInformation? {
         // FAIL-CLOSED: use currentClient() not getHttpClient()
         val client = DesktopHttpClient.currentClient()
         val httpUrl = url.toHttp()
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class Nip11Fetcher {
                 .header("Accept", "application/nostr+json")
                 .build()
         return try {
-            client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+            client.newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 if (response.isSuccessful) {
                     val source = response.body.source()
                     source.request(MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES) // buffer up to limit
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/EncryptedMediaService.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/EncryptedMediaService.kt
index 69f534e2d5..5711a6b09a 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/EncryptedMediaService.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/EncryptedMediaService.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.ciphers.AESGCM
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ object EncryptedMediaService {
 
         return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-            val response = httpClient.newCall(request).execute()
+            val response = httpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync()
             val encryptedBytes =
                 response.use {
                     if (!it.isSuccessful) throw RuntimeException("Download failed: ${it.code}")
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/ServerHealthCheck.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/ServerHealthCheck.kt
index fc9f4533e0..1d5f029e33 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/ServerHealthCheck.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/ServerHealthCheck.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.desktop.network.DesktopHttpClient
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 
 object ServerHealthCheck {
     enum class ServerStatus {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ object ServerHealthCheck {
                         .url(url)
                         .head()
                         .build()
-                val response = DesktopHttpClient.currentClient().newCall(request).execute()
+                val response = DesktopHttpClient.currentClient().newCall(request).executeAsync()
                 response.use {
                     if (it.isSuccessful || it.code == 405) ServerStatus.ONLINE else ServerStatus.OFFLINE
                 }
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VideoThumbnailCache.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VideoThumbnailCache.kt
index a7d28d7b9d..6fd04e4e2e 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VideoThumbnailCache.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VideoThumbnailCache.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.desktop.network.DesktopHttpClient
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import org.jcodec.api.FrameGrab
 import org.jcodec.common.io.NIOUtils
 import org.jcodec.common.model.ColorSpace
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ object VideoThumbnailCache {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun extractFirstFrame(url: String): ImageBitmap? {
+    private suspend fun extractFirstFrame(url: String): ImageBitmap? {
         // For HLS we skip straight to ffmpeg — JCodec can't read m3u8.
         val isHls = url.contains(".m3u8", ignoreCase = true) || url.contains("/hls/", ignoreCase = true)
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ object VideoThumbnailCache {
      *
      * Cleans up zero-byte cache files on failure so a transient empty response isn't sticky.
      */
-    private fun downloadFirstChunk(url: String): Download? {
+    private suspend fun downloadFirstChunk(url: String): Download? {
         val hash = sha1Hex(url)
         val cached = File(downloadCacheDir, "$hash.mp4")
         if (cached.length() > 0L) return Download(cached, persistable = true)
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ object VideoThumbnailCache {
 
         var wrote = false
         var rangeHonored = false
-        DesktopHttpClient.currentClient().newCall(buildRangeRequest(url)).execute().use { resp ->
+        DesktopHttpClient.currentClient().newCall(buildRangeRequest(url)).executeAsync().use { resp ->
             if (!resp.isSuccessful && resp.code != 206) return null
             val contentType = resp.header("Content-Type")?.lowercase().orEmpty()
             if (contentType.startsWith("text/") || "html" in contentType) return null
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/ImportFollowListDialog.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/ImportFollowListDialog.kt
index 41b057c510..da0e3c12be 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/ImportFollowListDialog.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/ImportFollowListDialog.kt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.net.URLEncoder
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ private suspend fun resolveNip05Http(identifier: String): String? {
                     .readTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                     .build()
             val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-            val response = client.newCall(request).execute()
+            val response = client.newCall(request).executeAsync()
             response.use { resp ->
                 if (!resp.isSuccessful) return@withContext null
                 val body = resp.body.string()
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/AnimatedGifImage.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/AnimatedGifImage.kt
index 5c65f075ed..88f1abe5c2 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/AnimatedGifImage.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/AnimatedGifImage.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import org.jetbrains.skia.Bitmap
 import org.jetbrains.skia.Codec
 import org.jetbrains.skia.Data
@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ fun AnimatedGifImage(
     }
 }
 
-private fun decodeGifFrames(url: String): GifFrames? =
+private suspend fun decodeGifFrames(url: String): GifFrames? =
     try {
         val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-        val response = gifHttpClient.newCall(request).execute()
+        val response = gifHttpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync()
         val bytes = response.body.bytes()
 
         val skData = Data.makeFromBytes(bytes)
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/SaveMediaAction.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/SaveMediaAction.kt
index df014ae4e6..6e8d62cbd0 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/SaveMediaAction.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/media/SaveMediaAction.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.desktop.network.DesktopHttpClient
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.awt.FileDialog
 import java.awt.Frame
 import java.io.File
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ object SaveMediaAction {
         return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             try {
                 val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build()
-                val response = httpClient.newCall(request).execute()
+                val response = httpClient.newCall(request).executeAsync()
                 response.use { resp ->
                     if (!resp.isSuccessful) return@withContext null
                     val total = resp.body.contentLength()
diff --git a/nestsClient/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/nestsclient/OkHttpNestsClient.kt b/nestsClient/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/nestsclient/OkHttpNestsClient.kt
index ba615e4763..42702432c0 100644
--- a/nestsClient/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/nestsclient/OkHttpNestsClient.kt
+++ b/nestsClient/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/nestsclient/OkHttpNestsClient.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
 import okhttp3.Response
+import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
 import java.io.EOFException
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.net.SocketException
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ class OkHttpNestsClient(
             val request = buildRequest()
             val response: Response =
                 try {
-                    httpClient(url).newCall(request).execute()
+                    httpClient(url).newCall(request).executeAsync()
                 } catch (e: SocketException) {
                     transportError = e
                     if (++transportAttempts >= MAX_TRANSPORT_RETRIES) throw NestsException("Failed to reach $url", e)
diff --git a/quartz/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip03Timestamp/okhttp/OkHttpBitcoinExplorer.kt b/quartz/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip03Timestamp/okhttp/OkHttpBitcoinExplorer.kt
index 176fac5da4..64485cdb1e 100644
--- a/quartz/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip03Timestamp/okhttp/OkHttpBitcoinExplorer.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip03Timestamp/okhttp/OkHttpBitcoinExplorer.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class OkHttpBitcoinExplorer(
                 .get()
                 .build()
 
-        return client.newCall(request).execute().use {
+        return client.newCall(request).executeAsync().use {
             if (it.isSuccessful) {
                 Log.d("OkHttpBlockstreamExplorer") { "$baseAPI/block/$hash" }