diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/account.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/account.rs
index 831466773..4bfc08ddb 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/account.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/account.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ impl User {
     }
 }
 
-fn add_smart_function(alias: String, address: Address) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+async fn add_smart_function(alias: String, address: Address) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     if cfg.accounts.contains(&alias) {
         bail_user_error!(
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ fn add_smart_function(alias: String, address: Address) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn create_account(alias: String, passphrase: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+async fn create_account(alias: String, passphrase: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     if cfg.accounts.contains(&alias) {
         bail_user_error!(
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ fn create_account(alias: String, passphrase: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn delete_account(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+async fn delete_account(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     if !cfg.accounts.contains(&alias) {
         bail_user_error!("The account '{}' does not exist.", alias);
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ fn delete_account(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn login(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+pub async fn login(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     if cfg.accounts.current_alias().is_some()
         && !Confirm::new()
@@ -169,20 +169,20 @@ pub fn login(alias: String) -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn login_quick(cfg: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn login_quick(cfg: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
     if cfg.accounts.current_user().is_none() {
         let account_alias: String = Input::new()
                 .with_prompt("You are not logged in. Please type the account name that you want to log into or create as new")
                 .interact()?;
 
-        login(account_alias)?;
+        login(account_alias).await?;
         info!("");
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn logout() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+pub async fn logout() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     if cfg.accounts.current_alias().is_none() {
         bail_user_error!("You are not logged in. Please run `jstz login`.");
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ pub fn logout() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn whoami() -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+pub async fn whoami() -> Result<()> {
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let (alias, user) = cfg.accounts.current_user().ok_or(user_error!(
         "You are not logged in. Please run `jstz login`."
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ pub fn whoami() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn list_accounts(long: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+async fn list_accounts(long: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     info!("Accounts:");
     for (alias, account) in cfg.accounts.iter() {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ async fn get_code(
     account: Option<AddressOrAlias>,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     debug!("Getting code.. {:?}.", network);
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ async fn get_balance(
     account: Option<AddressOrAlias>,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let address = AddressOrAlias::resolve_or_use_current_user(account, &cfg)?;
     debug!("resolved `account` -> {:?}", address);
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ pub enum Command {
 
 pub async fn exec(command: Command) -> Result<()> {
     match command {
-        Command::Alias { alias, address } => add_smart_function(alias, address),
-        Command::Create { alias, passphrase } => create_account(alias, passphrase),
-        Command::Delete { alias } => delete_account(alias),
-        Command::List { long } => list_accounts(long),
+        Command::Alias { alias, address } => add_smart_function(alias, address).await,
+        Command::Create { alias, passphrase } => create_account(alias, passphrase).await,
+        Command::Delete { alias } => delete_account(alias).await,
+        Command::List { long } => list_accounts(long).await,
         Command::Code { account, network } => get_code(account, network).await,
         Command::Balance { account, network } => get_balance(account, network).await,
     }
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/deposit.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/deposit.rs
index 8e0721a52..c46e2278e 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/deposit.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/deposit.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use crate::{
     utils::AddressOrAlias,
 };
 
-pub fn exec(
+pub async fn exec(
     from: String,
     to: AddressOrAlias,
     amount: u64,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     // Check network
     if cfg.network_name(&network)? == NetworkName::Dev && cfg.sandbox.is_none() {
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/mod.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/mod.rs
index d774e71e6..c4ac4cc36 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/mod.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub async fn exec(command: Command) -> Result<()> {
             to,
             amount,
             network,
-        } => deposit::exec(from, to, amount, network),
+        } => deposit::exec(from, to, amount, network).await,
         Command::Withdraw {
             to,
             amount,
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/withdraw.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/withdraw.rs
index c7536da30..a77aee6c1 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/withdraw.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/bridge/withdraw.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub async fn exec(
     amount: f64,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     // Check network
     if cfg.network_name(&network)? == NetworkName::Dev && cfg.sandbox.is_none() {
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/config.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/config.rs
index 017a2f806..21a8580db 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/config.rs
@@ -288,13 +288,23 @@ impl Config {
         jstz_home_dir().join("config.json")
     }
 
-    pub fn reload(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        *self = Self::load()?;
+    pub async fn reload(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        *self = Self::load().await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn reload_sync(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        *self = Self::load_sync()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Load the configuration from the file
+    pub async fn load() -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::load_sync()
+    }
+
     /// Load the configuration from the file
-    pub fn load() -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn load_sync() -> Result<Self> {
         let path = Self::path();
 
         let config = if path.exists() {
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/deploy.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/deploy.rs
index 936a8ce80..717482c7e 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/deploy.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/deploy.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub async fn exec(
     // maximum size of code until the DAL is implemented
     const MAX_CODE_LENGTH: usize = 3915;
 
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
     // Load sandbox if the selected network is Dev and sandbox is not already loaded
     if cfg.network_name(&network)? == NetworkName::Dev && cfg.sandbox.is_none() {
         bail_user_error!(
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pub async fn exec(
     }
 
     // Get the current user and check if we are logged in
-    account::login_quick(&mut cfg)?;
-    cfg.reload()?;
+    account::login_quick(&mut cfg).await?;
+    cfg.reload().await?;
     let (user_name, user) = cfg.accounts.current_user().ok_or(anyhow!(
         "Failed to setup the account. Please run `{}`.",
         styles::command("jstz login")
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/kv.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/kv.rs
index 51e3bf220..ebfdf2bd7 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/kv.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/kv.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async fn get(
     key: String,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let address = AddressOrAlias::resolve_or_use_current_user(account, &cfg)?;
     debug!("resolved `account` -> {:?}", address);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async fn list(
     key: Option<String>,
     network: Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let address = AddressOrAlias::resolve_or_use_current_user(account, &cfg)?;
     debug!("resolved `account` -> {:?}", address);
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/logs/trace.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/logs/trace.rs
index ff9cbb087..0fd38e0cf 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/logs/trace.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/logs/trace.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub async fn exec(
     log_level: LogLevel,
     network: &Option<NetworkName>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let address = address_or_alias.resolve(&cfg)?;
     debug!("resolved `address_or_alias` -> {:?}", address);
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/main.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/main.rs
index 65ce7400a..f649b7a39 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ async fn exec(command: Command) -> Result<()> {
             network,
             trace,
         } => run::exec(url, http_method, gas_limit, json_data, network, trace).await,
-        Command::Repl { account } => repl::exec(account),
+        Command::Repl { account } => repl::exec(account).await,
         Command::Logs(logs) => logs::exec(logs).await,
-        Command::Login { alias } => account::login(alias),
-        Command::Logout {} => account::logout(),
-        Command::WhoAmI {} => account::whoami(),
+        Command::Login { alias } => account::login(alias).await,
+        Command::Logout {} => account::logout().await,
+        Command::WhoAmI {} => account::whoami().await,
         Command::Kv(kv_command) => kv::exec(kv_command).await,
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/repl/mod.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/repl/mod.rs
index b37cacbbf..fcbccda4c 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/repl/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/repl/mod.rs
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SMART_FUNCTION_ADDRESS: &str = "tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZ
 const DEFAULT_GAS_LIMIT: usize = usize::MAX;
 const DEFAULT_RANDOM_SEED: u64 = 42;
 
-pub fn exec(account: Option<AddressOrAlias>) -> Result<()> {
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+pub async fn exec(account: Option<AddressOrAlias>) -> Result<()> {
+    let cfg = Config::load().await?;
 
     let address = match account {
         Some(account) => account.resolve(&cfg)?.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/run.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/run.rs
index 755aef11d..1d20f414d 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/run.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/run.rs
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ pub async fn exec(
     trace: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // 1. Get the current user (checking if we are logged in)
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
-    account::login_quick(&mut cfg)?;
-    cfg.reload()?;
+    let mut cfg = Config::load().await?;
+    account::login_quick(&mut cfg).await?;
+    cfg.reload().await?;
 
     let (_, user) = cfg.accounts.current_user().ok_or(anyhow!(
         "Failed to setup the account. Please run `{}`.",
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/daemon.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/daemon.rs
index 8f4b590d5..c6f4fd04c 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/daemon.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/daemon.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Sandbox {
 
     fn remove_sandbox_from_config(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let mut config = self.config.borrow_mut();
-        config.reload()?;
+        config.reload_sync()?;
         config.sandbox = None;
         config.save()
     }
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ pub fn stop_sandbox(restart: bool) -> Result<()> {
         bail_user_error!("Stopping the sandbox is not supported in this environment. Please run CTRL+C to stop the sandbox.");
     }
 
-    let cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let cfg = Config::load_sync()?;
 
     match cfg.sandbox {
         Some(sandbox_cfg) => {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ pub async fn main(detach: bool, background: bool, cfg: &mut Config) -> Result<()
         run_progress_bar(cfg, Some(child))?;
 
         // Reload the config to get the pid of the sandbox
-        cfg.reload()?;
+        cfg.reload_sync()?;
         info!(
             "Sandbox pid: {}.   Use `{}` to stop the sandbox background process.",
             cfg.sandbox()?.pid,
diff --git a/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/mod.rs b/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/mod.rs
index da290e940..48f1f3650 100644
--- a/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/jstz_cli/src/sandbox/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum Command {
 }
 
 pub async fn start(detach: bool, background: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cfg = Config::load()?;
+    let mut cfg = Config::load_sync()?;
 
     daemon::main(detach, background, &mut cfg).await?;
     Ok(())