diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 326be72083..459bfe7ef1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "flatten-serde-json",
  "fs2",
+ "futures",
  "glob",
  "indoc",
  "k256",
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/Cargo.toml b/crates/cheatnet/Cargo.toml
index d328944110..66c651b585 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ shared.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+futures.workspace = true
 ctor.workspace = true
 indoc.workspace = true
 rayon.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/src/forking/state.rs b/crates/cheatnet/src/forking/state.rs
index 6c5358f874..9df4971de4 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/src/forking/state.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/src/forking/state.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ use starknet_api::state::StorageKey;
 use starknet_types_core::felt::Felt;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::io::Read;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
+use tokio::runtime::Handle;
+use tokio::task;
 use universal_sierra_compiler_api::{compile_sierra, SierraType};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ use url::Url;
 pub struct ForkStateReader {
     client: JsonRpcClient<HttpTransport>,
     block_number: BlockNumber,
-    runtime: Runtime,
     cache: RefCell<ForkCache>,
 }
 
@@ -51,12 +52,11 @@ impl ForkStateReader {
             ),
             client: JsonRpcClient::new(HttpTransport::new(url)),
             block_number,
-            runtime: Runtime::new().expect("Could not instantiate Runtime"),
         })
     }
 
     pub fn chain_id(&self) -> Result<ChainId> {
-        let id = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.chain_id())?;
+        let id = sync(self.client.chain_id())?;
         let id = parse_cairo_short_string(&id)?;
         Ok(ChainId::from(id))
     }
@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ impl BlockInfoReader for ForkStateReader {
             return Ok(cache_hit);
         }
 
-        match self
-            .runtime
-            .block_on(self.client.get_block_with_tx_hashes(self.block_id()))
-        {
+        match sync(self.client.get_block_with_tx_hashes(self.block_id())) {
             Ok(MaybePendingBlockWithTxHashes::Block(block)) => {
                 let block_info = BlockInfo {
                     block_number: BlockNumber(block.block_number),
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ impl StateReader for ForkStateReader {
             return Ok(cache_hit);
         }
 
-        match self.runtime.block_on(self.client.get_storage_at(
+        match sync(self.client.get_storage_at(
             Felt::from_(contract_address),
             Felt::from_(*key.0.key()),
             self.block_id(),
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ impl StateReader for ForkStateReader {
             return Ok(cache_hit);
         }
 
-        match self.runtime.block_on(
+        match sync(
             self.client
                 .get_nonce(self.block_id(), Felt::from_(contract_address)),
         ) {
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ impl StateReader for ForkStateReader {
             return Ok(cache_hit);
         }
 
-        match self.runtime.block_on(
+        match sync(
             self.client
                 .get_class_hash_at(self.block_id(), Felt::from_(contract_address)),
         ) {
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@ impl StateReader for ForkStateReader {
             if let Some(cache_hit) = cache.get_compiled_contract_class(&class_hash) {
                 Ok(cache_hit)
             } else {
-                match self.runtime.block_on(
+                match sync(
                     self.client
                         .get_class(self.block_id(), Felt::from_(class_hash)),
                 ) {
@@ -283,3 +280,7 @@ impl StateReader for ForkStateReader {
         ))
     }
 }
+
+fn sync<R>(action: impl Future<Output = R>) -> R {
+    task::block_in_place(move || Handle::current().block_on(action))
+}
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/cheat_caller_address.rs b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/cheat_caller_address.rs
index 46adf3cf14..b4ae226927 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/cheat_caller_address.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/cheat_caller_address.rs
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ fn cheat_caller_address_one_then_all() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn cheat_caller_address_cairo0_callback() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn cheat_caller_address_cairo0_callback() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let cached_state = create_fork_cached_state_at(53_631, temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut test_env = TestEnvironment::new();
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/replace_bytecode.rs b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/replace_bytecode.rs
index c32585ed1c..33530291cd 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/replace_bytecode.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/replace_bytecode.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ impl ReplaceBytecodeTrait for TestEnvironment {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn fork() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn fork() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut test_env = TestEnvironment::new();
     test_env.cached_state = create_fork_cached_state_at(53_300, cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/spy_events.rs b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/spy_events.rs
index 2496e0ac3e..289688c4d1 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/spy_events.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/tests/cheatcodes/spy_events.rs
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ fn test_emitted_by_emit_events_syscall() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn capture_cairo0_event() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn capture_cairo0_event() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_state = create_fork_cached_state_at(53_626, temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/cheat_fork.rs b/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/cheat_fork.rs
index 45d6c9c996..b64693d8b7 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/cheat_fork.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/cheat_fork.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const CAIRO0_TESTER_ADDRESS: &str =
 
 #[test_case("return_caller_address"; "when common call")]
 #[test_case("return_proxied_caller_address"; "when library call")]
-fn cheat_caller_address_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn cheat_caller_address_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ fn cheat_caller_address_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
 
 #[test_case("return_block_number"; "when common call")]
 #[test_case("return_proxied_block_number"; "when library call")]
-fn cheat_block_number_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn cheat_block_number_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ fn cheat_block_number_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
 
 #[test_case("return_block_timestamp"; "when common call")]
 #[test_case("return_proxied_block_timestamp"; "when library call")]
-fn cheat_block_timestamp_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn cheat_block_timestamp_cairo0_contract(selector: &str) {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
diff --git a/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/forking.rs b/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/forking.rs
index 82af0fc512..bbb45b4642 100644
--- a/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/forking.rs
+++ b/crates/cheatnet/tests/starknet/forking.rs
@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ use cheatnet::state::{BlockInfoReader, CheatnetState, ExtendedStateReader};
 use conversions::byte_array::ByteArray;
 use conversions::string::TryFromHexStr;
 use conversions::IntoConv;
-use rayon::prelude::{IntoParallelRefIterator, ParallelIterator};
+use futures::future::join_all;
 use runtime::EnhancedHintError;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use starknet_api::block::BlockNumber;
 use starknet_api::core::ContractAddress;
 use starknet_types_core::felt::Felt;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
+use tokio::runtime::Handle;
 
-#[test]
-fn fork_simple() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn fork_simple() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ fn fork_simple() {
     assert_success(output, &[Felt::from(100)]);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn try_calling_nonexistent_contract() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn try_calling_nonexistent_contract() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ fn try_calling_nonexistent_contract() {
     assert_panic(output, &panic_data_felts);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn try_deploying_undeclared_class() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn try_deploying_undeclared_class() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ fn try_deploying_undeclared_class() {
     });
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_forking_at_block_number() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_forking_at_block_number() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
 
     {
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ fn test_forking_at_block_number() {
     purge_cache(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn call_forked_contract_from_other_contract() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn call_forked_contract_from_other_contract() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -176,8 +177,8 @@ fn call_forked_contract_from_other_contract() {
     assert_success(output, &[Felt::from(0)]);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn library_call_on_forked_class_hash() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn library_call_on_forked_class_hash() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@ fn library_call_on_forked_class_hash() {
     assert_success(output, &[Felt::from(100)]);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn call_forked_contract_from_constructor() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn call_forked_contract_from_constructor() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = create_fork_cached_state(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
     let mut cheatnet_state = CheatnetState::default();
@@ -255,8 +256,8 @@ fn call_forked_contract_from_constructor() {
     assert_success(output, &[Felt::from(0)]);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_proxy() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_proxy() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state =
         create_fork_cached_state_at(53_655, cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
@@ -314,8 +315,8 @@ fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_proxy() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_libcall() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_libcall() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state =
         create_fork_cached_state_at(53_669, cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
@@ -374,8 +375,8 @@ fn call_forked_contract_get_block_info_via_libcall() {
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn using_specified_block_nb_is_cached() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn using_specified_block_nb_is_cached() {
     let cache_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let run_test = || {
         let mut cached_state =
@@ -457,8 +458,8 @@ fn using_specified_block_nb_is_cached() {
     purge_cache(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_cache_merging() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn test_cache_merging() {
     fn run_test(cache_dir: &str, contract_address: &str, balance: u64) {
         let mut cached_state = create_fork_cached_state_at(53_680, cache_dir);
         let _ = cached_state.state.get_block_info().unwrap();
@@ -549,27 +550,27 @@ fn test_cache_merging() {
             "0x1176a1bd84444c89232ec27754698e5d2e7e1a7f1539f12027f28b23ec9f3d8"
         );
     };
-    let cache_dir_str = cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap();
+    let cache_dir_str = cache_dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
-    run_test(cache_dir_str, contract_1_address, 0);
-    run_test(cache_dir_str, contract_2_address, 0);
+    run_test(&cache_dir_str, contract_1_address, 0);
+    run_test(&cache_dir_str, contract_2_address, 0);
     assert_cache();
 
     purge_cache(cache_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
 
     // Parallel execution
-    [
-        (cache_dir_str, contract_1_address, 0),
-        (cache_dir_str, contract_2_address, 0),
-    ]
-    .par_iter()
-    .for_each(|param_tpl| run_test(param_tpl.0, param_tpl.1, param_tpl.2));
+    let tasks = [contract_1_address, contract_2_address].map(move |address| {
+        let cache_dir_str = cache_dir_str.clone();
+        Handle::current().spawn(async move { run_test(&cache_dir_str, address, 0) })
+    });
+
+    join_all(tasks).await;
 
     assert_cache();
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_cached_block_info_merging() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_cached_block_info_merging() {
     fn run_test(cache_dir: &str, balance: u64, call_get_block_info: bool) {
         let mut cached_state = create_fork_cached_state_at(53_680, cache_dir);
         if call_get_block_info {
@@ -636,8 +637,8 @@ fn test_cached_block_info_merging() {
     assert_cached_block_info(true);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_calling_nonexistent_url() {
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_calling_nonexistent_url() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let nonexistent_url = "http://nonexistent-node-address.com".parse().unwrap();
     let mut cached_fork_state = CachedState::new(ExtendedStateReader {