diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index ae154a24d..8f405ce5b 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ impl Application {
 
         loop {
             if self.editor.should_close() {
-                self.jobs.finish();
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -666,6 +665,8 @@ impl Application {
 
         self.event_loop().await;
 
+        self.jobs.finish().await;
+
         if self.editor.close_language_servers(None).await.is_err() {
             log::error!("Timed out waiting for language servers to shutdown");
         };
diff --git a/helix-term/src/job.rs b/helix-term/src/job.rs
index f5a0a425c..a6a770211 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/job.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/job.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ impl Jobs {
     }
 
     /// Blocks until all the jobs that need to be waited on are done.
-    pub fn finish(&mut self) {
+    pub async fn finish(&mut self) {
         let wait_futures = std::mem::take(&mut self.wait_futures);
-        helix_lsp::block_on(wait_futures.for_each(|_| future::ready(())));
+        wait_futures.for_each(|_| future::ready(())).await
     }
 }