diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 167b00c632..b0c5b4b403 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3518,6 +3518,7 @@ version = "20.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
+ "async-trait",
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "cargo_metadata",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c2f0f3e6d2..aad28acebe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10.7"
 ethnum = "1.3.2"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
+async-trait = "0.1.76"
 
 serde-aux = "4.1.2"
 serde_json = "1.0.82"
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml b/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
index e20a6458f6..846b4a36aa 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ soroban-sdk = { workspace = true }
 soroban-rpc = { workspace = true }
 
 clap = { workspace = true, features = [
-    "derive",
-    "env",
-    "deprecated",
-    "string",
+  "derive",
+  "env",
+  "deprecated",
+  "string",
 ] }
-clap_complete = {workspace = true}
-
+clap_complete = { workspace = true }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ gix = { version = "0.58.0", default-features = false, features = [
   "blocking-http-transport-reqwest-rust-tls",
   "worktree-mutation",
 ] }
-ureq = {version = "2.9.1", features = ["json"]}
+ureq = { version = "2.9.1", features = ["json"] }
 
 tempfile = "3.8.1"
 toml_edit = "0.21.0"
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
index 8f27ad2820..dbca1940c7 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ impl Cmd {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = String;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
index 3d0740fcea..bac7fe2f0e 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = String;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
index 3f5d68f505..bcf8a90d5b 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/extend.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ impl Cmd {
         res
     }
 }
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = u32;
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
         &self,
         _args: Option<&global::Args>,
         config: Option<&config::Args>,
-    ) -> Result<u32, Error> {
+    ) -> Result<u32, Self::Error> {
         let config = config.unwrap_or(&self.config);
         let network = config.get_network()?;
         tracing::trace!(?network);
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/fetch.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/fetch.rs
index 9d4a876c1b..eefb1b4b89 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/fetch.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/fetch.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = Vec<u8>;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
index f1741d35e4..47a47e1d2f 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/install.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = Hash;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
index b1797fdba7..29637dcbd3 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = String;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/read.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/read.rs
index 72195fee38..a7b1d07a8b 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/read.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/read.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = FullLedgerEntries;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
index fa51cfe6fa..869d260154 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/restore.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = u32;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/events.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/events.rs
index 12ac050101..42145f5bfd 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/events.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/events.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ impl Cmd {
         Ok(start)
     }
 }
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl NetworkRunnable for Cmd {
     type Error = Error;
     type Result = rpc::GetEventsResponse;
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/mod.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
index bb84dbf3b5..ae3ac3ecb5 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use clap::{command, error::ErrorKind, CommandFactory, FromArgMatches, Parser};
 
 pub mod completion;
@@ -159,13 +160,14 @@ pub enum Error {
     Network(#[from] network::Error),
 }
 
+#[async_trait]
 pub trait NetworkRunnable {
     type Error;
     type Result;
 
-    fn run_against_rpc_server(
+    async fn run_against_rpc_server(
         &self,
         global_args: Option<&global::Args>,
         config: Option<&config::Args>,
-    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<Self::Result, Self::Error>> + Send;
+    ) -> Result<Self::Result, Self::Error>;
 }