diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
index 28acba5ba..3f13bf0e3 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ class BlockProcessor:
         self.claim_channels: Dict[bytes, bytes] = {}
         self.hashXs_by_tx: DefaultDict[bytes, List[int]] = defaultdict(list)
 
-    def claim_producer(self):
+    async def claim_producer(self):
         if self.db.db_height <= 1:
             return
 
         for claim_hash in self.removed_claims_to_send_es:
             yield 'delete', claim_hash.hex()
-        for claim in self.db.claims_producer(self.touched_claims_to_send_es):
+        async for claim in self.db.claims_producer(self.touched_claims_to_send_es):
             yield 'update', claim
 
     async def run_in_thread_with_lock(self, func, *args):
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class BlockProcessor:
         async def run_in_thread():
             return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, func, *args)
         return await asyncio.shield(run_in_thread())
+
     async def check_and_advance_blocks(self, raw_blocks):
         """Process the list of raw blocks passed.  Detects and handles
         reorgs.
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
index f57586829..3ec121b47 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class SearchIndex:
 
     async def _consume_claim_producer(self, claim_producer):
         count = 0
-        for op, doc in claim_producer:
+        async for op, doc in claim_producer:
             if op == 'delete':
                 yield {'_index': self.index, '_op_type': 'delete', '_id': doc}
             else:
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
index 15e076de9..c6894b57f 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async def get_all_claims(index_name='claims', db=None):
         await db.open_dbs()
     try:
         cnt = 0
-        for claim in db.all_claims_producer():
+        async for claim in db.all_claims_producer():
             yield extract_doc(claim, index_name)
             cnt += 1
             if cnt % 10000 == 0:
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py b/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
index dd1ecbad0..de1f3b2e6 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
@@ -618,31 +618,47 @@ class LevelDB:
             value['release_time'] = metadata.stream.release_time
         return value
 
-    def all_claims_producer(self, batch_size=500_000):
+    async def all_claims_producer(self, batch_size=500_000):
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         batch = []
+        tasks = []
         for claim_hash, v in self.db.iterator(prefix=Prefixes.claim_to_txo.prefix):
             # TODO: fix the couple of claim txos that dont have controlling names
             if not self.db.get(Prefixes.claim_takeover.pack_key(Prefixes.claim_to_txo.unpack_value(v).name)):
                 continue
-            claim = self._fs_get_claim_by_hash(claim_hash[1:])
-            if claim:
-                batch.append(claim)
-            if len(batch) == batch_size:
+            tasks.append(
+                loop.run_in_executor(None, self._fs_get_claim_by_hash, claim_hash[1:])
+            )
+            if len(tasks) == batch_size:
+                for t in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+                    claim = await t
+                    if claim:
+                        batch.append(claim)
+                tasks.clear()
                 batch.sort(key=lambda x: x.tx_hash)
-                for claim in batch:
-                    meta = self._prepare_claim_metadata(claim.claim_hash, claim)
+                for claim_fut in asyncio.as_completed(
+                    [loop.run_in_executor(None, self._prepare_claim_metadata, claim.claim_hash, claim)
+                     for claim in batch]):
+                    meta = await claim_fut
                     if meta:
                         yield meta
                 batch.clear()
+        for t in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+            claim = await t
+            if claim:
+                batch.append(claim)
         batch.sort(key=lambda x: x.tx_hash)
-        for claim in batch:
-            meta = self._prepare_claim_metadata(claim.claim_hash, claim)
+        for claim_fut in asyncio.as_completed(
+                [loop.run_in_executor(None, self._prepare_claim_metadata, claim.claim_hash, claim)
+                 for claim in batch]):
+            meta = await claim_fut
             if meta:
                 yield meta
-        batch.clear()
 
-    def claims_producer(self, claim_hashes: Set[bytes]):
+    async def claims_producer(self, claim_hashes: Set[bytes]):
         batch = []
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        tasks = []
         for claim_hash in claim_hashes:
             if claim_hash not in self.claim_to_txo:
                 self.logger.warning("can't sync non existent claim to ES: %s", claim_hash.hex())
@@ -651,12 +667,18 @@ class LevelDB:
             if not self.db.get(Prefixes.claim_takeover.pack_key(name)):
                 self.logger.warning("can't sync non existent claim to ES: %s", claim_hash.hex())
                 continue
-            claim = self._fs_get_claim_by_hash(claim_hash)
+            tasks.append(
+                loop.run_in_executor(None, self._fs_get_claim_by_hash, claim_hash)
+            )
+        for t in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+            claim = await t
             if claim:
                 batch.append(claim)
         batch.sort(key=lambda x: x.tx_hash)
-        for claim in batch:
-            meta = self._prepare_claim_metadata(claim.claim_hash, claim)
+        for claim_fut in asyncio.as_completed(
+            [loop.run_in_executor(None, self._prepare_claim_metadata, claim.claim_hash, claim)
+                 for claim in batch]):
+            meta = await claim_fut
             if meta:
                 yield meta