diff --git a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/Infrastructure/CatalogContextSeed.cs b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/Infrastructure/CatalogContextSeed.cs
index 712719e23..68d4ad649 100644
--- a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/Infrastructure/CatalogContextSeed.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/Infrastructure/CatalogContextSeed.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
     public class CatalogContextSeed
     {
-        public async Task SeedAsync(CatalogContext context,IHostingEnvironment env,IOptions<CatalogSettings> settings,ILogger<CatalogContextSeed> logger)
+        public Task SeedAsync(CatalogContext context,IHostingEnvironment env,IOptions<CatalogSettings> settings,ILogger<CatalogContextSeed> logger)
         {
             var policy = CreatePolicy(logger, nameof(CatalogContextSeed));
 
-            await policy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
+            return policy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
             {
                 var useCustomizationData = settings.Value.UseCustomizationData;
                 var contentRootPath = env.ContentRootPath;
diff --git a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/CatalogIntegrationEventService.cs b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/CatalogIntegrationEventService.cs
index 1b82251e3..fde8b87a6 100644
--- a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/CatalogIntegrationEventService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/CatalogIntegrationEventService.cs
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ namespace Catalog.API.IntegrationEvents
             _eventLogService = _integrationEventLogServiceFactory(_catalogContext.Database.GetDbConnection());
         }
 
-        public async Task PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
+        public Task PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
         {
             _eventBus.Publish(evt);
 
-            await _eventLogService.MarkEventAsPublishedAsync(evt);
+            return _eventLogService.MarkEventAsPublishedAsync(evt);
         }
 
-        public async Task SaveEventAndCatalogContextChangesAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
+        public Task SaveEventAndCatalogContextChangesAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
         {
             //Use of an EF Core resiliency strategy when using multiple DbContexts within an explicit BeginTransaction():
             //See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/miscellaneous/connection-resiliency            
-            await ResilientTransaction.New(_catalogContext)
+            return ResilientTransaction.New(_catalogContext)
                 .ExecuteAsync(async () => {
                     // Achieving atomicity between original catalog database operation and the IntegrationEventLog thanks to a local transaction
                     await _catalogContext.SaveChangesAsync();
diff --git a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToAwaitingValidationIntegrationEventHandler.cs b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToAwaitingValidationIntegrationEventHandler.cs
index 0f30a3e0a..ac2901ef9 100644
--- a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToAwaitingValidationIntegrationEventHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToAwaitingValidationIntegrationEventHandler.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
             foreach (var orderStockItem in command.OrderStockItems)
             {
-                var catalogItem = _catalogContext.CatalogItems.Find(orderStockItem.ProductId);
+                var catalogItem = await _catalogContext.CatalogItems.FindAsync(orderStockItem.ProductId);
                 var hasStock = catalogItem.AvailableStock >= orderStockItem.Units;
                 var confirmedOrderStockItem = new ConfirmedOrderStockItem(catalogItem.Id, hasStock);
 
diff --git a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEventHandler.cs b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEventHandler.cs
index 0a45547f9..d2daa9ba9 100644
--- a/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEventHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEventHandler.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             _catalogContext = catalogContext;
         }
 
-        public async Task Handle(OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEvent command)
+        public Task Handle(OrderStatusChangedToPaidIntegrationEvent command)
         {
             //we're not blocking stock/inventory
             foreach (var orderStockItem in command.OrderStockItems)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                 catalogItem.RemoveStock(orderStockItem.Units);
             }
 
-            await _catalogContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return _catalogContext.SaveChangesAsync();
         }
     }
 }
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