diff --git a/crates/language/src/toolchain.rs b/crates/language/src/toolchain.rs
index fe8936db084a63..13703d81a7cd97 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/toolchain.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/toolchain.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct Toolchain {
     pub as_json: serde_json::Value,
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
+#[async_trait]
 pub trait ToolchainLister: Send + Sync {
     async fn list(
         &self,
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/python.rs b/crates/languages/src/python.rs
index 8736a129424ece..ec7ddde61dbad4 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/python.rs
+++ b/crates/languages/src/python.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ fn env_priority(kind: Option<PythonEnvironmentKind>) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
-#[async_trait(?Send)]
+#[async_trait]
 impl ToolchainLister for PythonToolchainProvider {
     async fn list(
         &self,
diff --git a/crates/project/src/toolchain_store.rs b/crates/project/src/toolchain_store.rs
index 4d4c32d74550c8..71228d96a43561 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/toolchain_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/toolchain_store.rs
@@ -311,12 +311,14 @@ impl LocalToolchainStore {
                 })
                 .ok()?
                 .await;
-            let language = registry.language_for_name(&language_name.0).await.ok()?;
-            let toolchains = language
-                .toolchain_lister()?
-                .list(root.to_path_buf(), project_env)
-                .await;
-            Some(toolchains)
+
+            cx.background_executor()
+                .spawn(async move {
+                    let language = registry.language_for_name(&language_name.0).await.ok()?;
+                    let toolchains = language.toolchain_lister()?;
+                    Some(toolchains.list(root.to_path_buf(), project_env).await)
+                })
+                .await
         })
     }
     pub(crate) fn active_toolchain(