diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_manager.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_manager.rs
index 1490813..29a90ee 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_manager.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use reqwest::Url;
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc::Sender, Notify, Semaphore};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::{mpsc::Sender, Notify, Semaphore},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     buffers::ByteString,
@@ -237,10 +240,10 @@ fn spawn<N: Display + 'static + Send>(
     });
 }
 
-async fn spawn_blocking<T: Send + Sync + 'static, N: Display + 'static + Send>(
+fn spawn_blocking<T: Send + Sync + 'static, N: Display + 'static + Send>(
     name: N,
     f: impl FnOnce() -> anyhow::Result<T> + Send + 'static,
-) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
+) -> JoinHandle<anyhow::Result<T>> {
     debug!("starting blocking task \"{}\"", name);
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || match f() {
         Ok(v) => {
@@ -252,7 +255,6 @@ async fn spawn_blocking<T: Send + Sync + 'static, N: Display + 'static + Send>(
             Err(e)
         }
     })
-    .await?
 }
 
 fn make_lengths(torrent: &TorrentMetaV1Owned) -> anyhow::Result<Lengths> {
@@ -472,7 +474,7 @@ impl TorrentManager {
                 ),
                 move || clone.read_chunk_blocking(peer_handle, chunk_info),
             )
-            .await?;
+            .await??;
             let tx = this
                 .inner
                 .locked
@@ -490,6 +492,7 @@ impl TorrentManager {
                 chunk_info.offset,
                 chunk,
             ));
+            info!("sending to {}: {:?}", peer_handle, &message);
             Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(tx.send(message).await?)
         });
     }