diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
index 5cce7d42c..96a47d07a 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class FileManagerComponent(Component):
         log.info('Done setting up file manager')
 
     async def stop(self):
-        self.file_manager.stop()
+        await self.file_manager.stop()
 
 
 class BackgroundDownloaderComponent(Component):
diff --git a/lbry/file/file_manager.py b/lbry/file/file_manager.py
index c3ef9106c..14af863b5 100644
--- a/lbry/file/file_manager.py
+++ b/lbry/file/file_manager.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class FileManager:
             await manager.started.wait()
         self.started.set()
 
-    def stop(self):
+    async def stop(self):
         for manager in self.source_managers.values():
             # fixme: pop or not?
-            manager.stop()
+            await manager.stop()
         self.started.clear()
 
     @cache_concurrent
diff --git a/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_file_commands.py b/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_file_commands.py
index 95e92ce1e..60528b2da 100644
--- a/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_file_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_file_commands.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class FileCommands(CommandTestCase):
         await self.daemon.jsonrpc_get('lbry://foo')
         with open(original_path, 'wb') as handle:
             handle.write(b'some other stuff was there instead')
-        self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
+        await self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
         await self.daemon.file_manager.start()
         await asyncio.wait_for(self.wait_files_to_complete(), timeout=5)  # if this hangs, file didn't get set completed
         # check that internal state got through up to the file list API
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ class FileCommands(CommandTestCase):
         resp = await self.out(self.daemon.jsonrpc_get('lbry://foo', timeout=2))
         self.assertNotIn('error', resp)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
-        self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.01)  # FIXME: this sleep should not be needed
+        await self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
         self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(path))
 
     async def test_incomplete_downloads_retry(self):
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ class FileCommands(CommandTestCase):
 
         # restart the daemon and make sure the fee is still there
 
-        self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
+        await self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
         await self.daemon.file_manager.start()
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_file_list(), 1)
         self.assertEqual((await self.daemon.jsonrpc_file_list())['items'][0].content_fee.raw, raw_content_fee)
diff --git a/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_streaming.py b/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_streaming.py
index 4a61f08cc..fa9a7466b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/integration/datanetwork/test_streaming.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def get_random_bytes(n: int) -> bytes:
 
 class RangeRequests(CommandTestCase):
     async def _restart_stream_manager(self):
-        self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
+        await self.daemon.file_manager.stop()
         await self.daemon.file_manager.start()
         return