diff --git a/custom_components/zha_toolkit/__init__.py b/custom_components/zha_toolkit/__init__.py
index 852ceaf..0dc603c 100644
--- a/custom_components/zha_toolkit/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/zha_toolkit/__init__.py
@@ -652,12 +652,12 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         return True
 
     LOGGER.debug("Setup services from async_setup")
-    await register_services(hass)
+    await hass.async_add_executor_job(register_services, hass)
 
     return True
 
 
-async def register_services(hass):  # noqa: C901
+def register_services(hass):  # noqa: C901
     global LOADED_VERSION  # pylint: disable=global-statement
     hass_ref = hass
 
@@ -705,11 +705,12 @@ async def toolkit_service(service):
         LOGGER.debug("module is %s", module)
         importlib.reload(u)
 
-        if await u.getVersion() != LOADED_VERSION:
+        currentVersion = hass.async_add_executor_job(u.getVersion)
+        if currentVersion != LOADED_VERSION:
             LOGGER.debug(
                 "Reload services because VERSION changed from %s to %s",
                 LOADED_VERSION,
-                u.getVersion(),
+                currentVersion,
             )
             await _register_services(hass)
 
@@ -738,7 +739,7 @@ async def toolkit_service(service):
 
         # Preload event_data
         event_data = {
-            "zha_toolkit_version": await u.getVersion(),
+            "zha_toolkit_version": currentVersion,
             "zigpy_version": u.getZigpyVersion(),
             "zigpy_rf_version": u.get_radio_version(app),
             "ieee_org": ieee_str,
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@ async def toolkit_service(service):
                 schema=value,
             )
 
-    LOADED_VERSION = await u.getVersion()
+    LOADED_VERSION = u.getVersion()
 
 
 async def command_handler_default(
diff --git a/custom_components/zha_toolkit/utils.py b/custom_components/zha_toolkit/utils.py
index 1118f79..e3d0307 100644
--- a/custom_components/zha_toolkit/utils.py
+++ b/custom_components/zha_toolkit/utils.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def getZigpyVersion() -> str:
     return ZIGPY_VERSION
 
 
-async def getVersion() -> str:
+def getVersion() -> str:
     # pylint: disable=global-variable-undefined,used-before-assignment
     # pylint: disable=global-statement
     global VERSION_TIME