diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c2ad756..e8f8cf5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     loop {
         if std::env::var("DAEMON_AUTO_UPGRADE") != Ok("OFF".to_string()) {
             // This upgrade procedure will get replaced in prod. We need this for the testnet.
-            if let Err(e) = download_and_replace_binary() {
+            if let Err(e) = download_and_replace_binary().await {
                 log::error!("Failed to upgrade detee-sgx-daemon to newer version: {e}");
             }
         }
@@ -244,17 +244,17 @@ fn set_logging() {
         .init();
 }
 
-fn download_and_replace_binary() -> Result<()> {
-    use reqwest::blocking::get;
+async fn download_and_replace_binary() -> Result<()> {
+    use reqwest::get;
     use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
     const TMP_DAEMON: &str = "/usr/local/bin/detee/new-daemon";
     const BINARY: &str = "/usr/local/bin/detee-sgx-daemon";
-    let response = get("https://registry.detee.ltd/sgx/daemon/detee-sgx-daemon")?;
+    let response = get("https://registry.detee.ltd/sgx/daemon/detee-sgx-daemon").await?;
     if !response.status().is_success() {
         return Err(anyhow!("Failed to download file: {}", response.status()));
     }
     let mut tmp_file = File::create(Path::new(&TMP_DAEMON))?;
-    std::io::copy(&mut response.bytes()?.as_ref(), &mut tmp_file)?;
+    std::io::copy(&mut response.bytes().await?.as_ref(), &mut tmp_file)?;
     let new_hash = crate::global::compute_sha256(TMP_DAEMON)?;
     let old_hash = crate::global::compute_sha256(BINARY)?;
     log::debug!("Old binary hash: {old_hash}. New binary hash: {new_hash}");