diff --git a/cli/compilers/ts.rs b/cli/compilers/ts.rs
index 0261b983e74637463e63814f07786088cc94e815..73f5a11fbb89788e484b1cbfa4f4d8671555fcf9 100644
--- a/cli/compilers/ts.rs
+++ b/cli/compilers/ts.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl TsCompiler {
   ///
   /// Along compiled file a special metadata file is saved as well containing
   /// hash that can be validated to avoid unnecessary recompilation.
-  fn cache_compiled_file(
+  async fn cache_compiled_file(
     &self,
     module_specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
     contents: &str,
@@ -459,35 +459,31 @@ impl TsCompiler {
     let js_key = self
       .disk_cache
       .get_cache_filename_with_extension(module_specifier.as_url(), "js");
-    self
-      .disk_cache
-      .set(&js_key, contents.as_bytes())
-      .and_then(|_| {
-        self.mark_compiled(module_specifier.as_url());
-
-        let source_file = self
-          .file_fetcher
-          .fetch_cached_source_file(&module_specifier)
-          .expect("Source file not found");
-
-        let version_hash = source_code_version_hash(
-          &source_file.source_code,
-          version::DENO,
-          &self.config.hash,
-        );
+    self.disk_cache.set(&js_key, contents.as_bytes())?;
+    self.mark_compiled(module_specifier.as_url());
+    let source_file = self
+      .file_fetcher
+      .fetch_cached_source_file(&module_specifier)
+      .await
+      .expect("Source file not found");
+
+    let version_hash = source_code_version_hash(
+      &source_file.source_code,
+      version::DENO,
+      &self.config.hash,
+    );
 
-        let compiled_file_metadata = CompiledFileMetadata {
-          source_path: source_file.filename,
-          version_hash,
-        };
-        let meta_key = self
-          .disk_cache
-          .get_cache_filename_with_extension(module_specifier.as_url(), "meta");
-        self.disk_cache.set(
-          &meta_key,
-          compiled_file_metadata.to_json_string()?.as_bytes(),
-        )
-      })
+    let compiled_file_metadata = CompiledFileMetadata {
+      source_path: source_file.filename,
+      version_hash,
+    };
+    let meta_key = self
+      .disk_cache
+      .get_cache_filename_with_extension(module_specifier.as_url(), "meta");
+    self.disk_cache.set(
+      &meta_key,
+      compiled_file_metadata.to_json_string()?.as_bytes(),
+    )
   }
 
   /// Return associated source map file for given TS module.
@@ -528,7 +524,7 @@ impl TsCompiler {
   }
 
   /// This method is called by TS compiler via an "op".
-  pub fn cache_compiler_output(
+  pub async fn cache_compiler_output(
     &self,
     module_specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
     extension: &str,
@@ -536,7 +532,7 @@ impl TsCompiler {
   ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     match extension {
       ".map" => self.cache_source_map(module_specifier, contents),
-      ".js" => self.cache_compiled_file(module_specifier, contents),
+      ".js" => self.cache_compiled_file(module_specifier, contents).await,
       _ => unreachable!(),
     }
   }
@@ -576,9 +572,10 @@ impl TsCompiler {
     script_name: &str,
   ) -> Option<SourceFile> {
     if let Some(module_specifier) = self.try_to_resolve(script_name) {
-      return self
+      let fut = self
         .file_fetcher
         .fetch_cached_source_file(&module_specifier);
+      return futures::executor::block_on(fut);
     }
 
     None
diff --git a/cli/file_fetcher.rs b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
index de3a76eec310d66c757339df21165d1edb354bb6..ea82f151edcd00843be8047e4606075344e1ee77 100644
--- a/cli/file_fetcher.rs
+++ b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::http_util::FetchOnceResult;
 use crate::msg;
 use deno_core::ErrBox;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
-use futures::future::Either;
 use futures::future::FutureExt;
 use regex::Regex;
 use reqwest;
@@ -42,9 +41,6 @@ pub struct SourceFile {
   pub source_code: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
-pub type SourceFileFuture =
-  dyn Future<Output = Result<SourceFile, ErrBox>> + Send;
-
 /// Simple struct implementing in-process caching to prevent multiple
 /// fs reads/net fetches for same file.
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
@@ -114,8 +110,10 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
     Ok(())
   }
 
+  // TODO(bartlomieju): fetching cached resources should be done
+  // using blocking fs syscalls
   /// Required for TS compiler and source maps.
-  pub fn fetch_cached_source_file(
+  pub async fn fetch_cached_source_file(
     &self,
     specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
   ) -> Option<SourceFile> {
@@ -127,79 +125,81 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
 
     // If file is not in memory cache check if it can be found
     // in local cache - which effectively means trying to fetch
-    // using "--cached-only" flag. We can safely block on this
-    // future, because it doesn't do any asynchronous action
-    // it that path.
-    let fut = self.get_source_file_async(specifier.as_url(), true, false, true);
-
-    futures::executor::block_on(fut).ok()
+    // using "--cached-only" flag.
+    // It should be safe to for caller block on this
+    // future, because it doesn't actually do any asynchronous
+    // action in that path.
+    self
+      .get_source_file_async(specifier.as_url(), true, false, true)
+      .await
+      .ok()
   }
 
-  pub fn fetch_source_file_async(
+  pub async fn fetch_source_file_async(
     &self,
     specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
     maybe_referrer: Option<ModuleSpecifier>,
-  ) -> Pin<Box<SourceFileFuture>> {
+  ) -> Result<SourceFile, ErrBox> {
     let module_url = specifier.as_url().to_owned();
     debug!("fetch_source_file_async specifier: {} ", &module_url);
 
     // Check if this file was already fetched and can be retrieved from in-process cache.
-    if let Some(source_file) = self.source_file_cache.get(specifier.to_string())
-    {
-      return Box::pin(async { Ok(source_file) });
+    let maybe_cached_file = self.source_file_cache.get(specifier.to_string());
+    if let Some(source_file) = maybe_cached_file {
+      return Ok(source_file);
     }
 
     let source_file_cache = self.source_file_cache.clone();
     let specifier_ = specifier.clone();
 
-    let source_file = self.get_source_file_async(
-      &module_url,
-      self.use_disk_cache,
-      self.no_remote,
-      self.cached_only,
-    );
+    let result = self
+      .get_source_file_async(
+        &module_url,
+        self.use_disk_cache,
+        self.no_remote,
+        self.cached_only,
+      )
+      .await;
 
-    Box::pin(async move {
-      match source_file.await {
-        Ok(mut file) => {
-          // TODO: move somewhere?
-          if file.source_code.starts_with(b"#!") {
-            file.source_code = filter_shebang(file.source_code);
-          }
+    match result {
+      Ok(mut file) => {
+        // TODO: move somewhere?
+        if file.source_code.starts_with(b"#!") {
+          file.source_code = filter_shebang(file.source_code);
+        }
 
-          // Cache in-process for subsequent access.
-          source_file_cache.set(specifier_.to_string(), file.clone());
+        // Cache in-process for subsequent access.
+        source_file_cache.set(specifier_.to_string(), file.clone());
 
-          Ok(file)
-        }
-        Err(err) => {
-          let err_kind = err.kind();
-          let referrer_suffix = if let Some(referrer) = maybe_referrer {
-            format!(r#" from "{}""#, referrer)
-          } else {
-            "".to_owned()
-          };
-          // Hack: Check error message for "--cached-only" because the kind
-          // conflicts with other errors.
-          let err = if err.to_string().contains("--cached-only") {
-            let msg = format!(
-              r#"Cannot find module "{}"{} in cache, --cached-only is specified"#,
-              module_url, referrer_suffix
-            );
-            DenoError::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, msg).into()
-          } else if err_kind == ErrorKind::NotFound {
-            let msg = format!(
-              r#"Cannot resolve module "{}"{}"#,
-              module_url, referrer_suffix
-            );
-            DenoError::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, msg).into()
-          } else {
-            err
-          };
-          Err(err)
-        }
+        Ok(file)
       }
-    })
+      Err(err) => {
+        let err_kind = err.kind();
+        let referrer_suffix = if let Some(referrer) = maybe_referrer {
+          format!(r#" from "{}""#, referrer)
+        } else {
+          "".to_owned()
+        };
+        // Hack: Check error message for "--cached-only" because the kind
+        // conflicts with other errors.
+        let err = if err.to_string().contains("--cached-only") {
+          let msg = format!(
+            r#"Cannot find module "{}"{} in cache, --cached-only is specified"#,
+            module_url, referrer_suffix
+          );
+          DenoError::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, msg).into()
+        } else if err_kind == ErrorKind::NotFound {
+          let msg = format!(
+            r#"Cannot resolve module "{}"{}"#,
+            module_url, referrer_suffix
+          );
+          DenoError::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, msg).into()
+        } else {
+          err
+        };
+        Err(err)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /// This is main method that is responsible for fetching local or remote files.
@@ -213,54 +213,38 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
   ///
   /// If `cached_only` is true then this method will fail for remote files
   /// not already cached.
-  fn get_source_file_async(
+  async fn get_source_file_async(
     &self,
     module_url: &Url,
     use_disk_cache: bool,
     no_remote: bool,
     cached_only: bool,
-  ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<SourceFile, ErrBox>> {
+  ) -> Result<SourceFile, ErrBox> {
     let url_scheme = module_url.scheme();
     let is_local_file = url_scheme == "file";
-
-    if let Err(err) = SourceFileFetcher::check_if_supported_scheme(&module_url)
-    {
-      return Either::Left(futures::future::err(err));
-    }
+    SourceFileFetcher::check_if_supported_scheme(&module_url)?;
 
     // Local files are always fetched from disk bypassing cache entirely.
     if is_local_file {
-      match self.fetch_local_file(&module_url) {
-        Ok(source_file) => {
-          return Either::Left(futures::future::ok(source_file));
-        }
-        Err(err) => {
-          return Either::Left(futures::future::err(err));
-        }
-      }
+      return self.fetch_local_file(&module_url);
     }
 
     // The file is remote, fail if `no_remote` is true.
     if no_remote {
-      return Either::Left(futures::future::err(
-        std::io::Error::new(
-          std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
-          format!(
-            "Not allowed to get remote file '{}'",
-            module_url.to_string()
-          ),
-        )
-        .into(),
-      ));
+      let e = std::io::Error::new(
+        std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+        format!(
+          "Not allowed to get remote file '{}'",
+          module_url.to_string()
+        ),
+      );
+      return Err(e.into());
     }
 
     // Fetch remote file and cache on-disk for subsequent access
-    Either::Right(self.fetch_remote_source_async(
-      &module_url,
-      use_disk_cache,
-      cached_only,
-      10,
-    ))
+    self
+      .fetch_remote_source_async(&module_url, use_disk_cache, cached_only, 10)
+      .await
   }
 
   /// Fetch local source file.
@@ -355,16 +339,19 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
   }
 
   /// Asynchronously fetch remote source file specified by the URL following redirects.
+  ///
+  /// Note that this is a recursive method so it can't be "async", but rather return
+  /// Pin<Box<..>>.
   fn fetch_remote_source_async(
     &self,
     module_url: &Url,
     use_disk_cache: bool,
     cached_only: bool,
     redirect_limit: i64,
-  ) -> Pin<Box<SourceFileFuture>> {
+  ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<SourceFile, ErrBox>>>> {
     if redirect_limit < 0 {
       let e = DenoError::new(ErrorKind::Http, "too many redirects".to_string());
-      return futures::future::err(e.into()).boxed();
+      return futures::future::err(e.into()).boxed_local();
     }
 
     let is_blacklisted =
@@ -373,13 +360,13 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
     if use_disk_cache && !is_blacklisted {
       match self.fetch_cached_remote_source(&module_url) {
         Ok(Some(source_file)) => {
-          return futures::future::ok(source_file).boxed();
+          return futures::future::ok(source_file).boxed_local();
         }
         Ok(None) => {
           // there's no cached version
         }
         Err(err) => {
-          return futures::future::err(err).boxed();
+          return futures::future::err(err).boxed_local();
         }
       }
     }
@@ -397,7 +384,7 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
         )
         .into(),
       )
-      .boxed();
+      .boxed_local();
     }
 
     eprintln!(
@@ -470,7 +457,7 @@ impl SourceFileFetcher {
       }
     };
 
-    f.boxed()
+    f.boxed_local()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/ops/compiler.rs b/cli/ops/compiler.rs
index f61bf68206fce1369210092abcc58b3cc441c02f..4d67a80095a2bf35caa172b3d3bbf188f41a9272 100644
--- a/cli/ops/compiler.rs
+++ b/cli/ops/compiler.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::ops::json_op;
 use crate::state::State;
 use deno_core::Loader;
 use deno_core::*;
+use futures::future::FutureExt;
 
 pub fn init(i: &mut Isolate, s: &State) {
   i.register_op("cache", s.core_op(json_op(s.stateful_op(op_cache))));
@@ -43,16 +44,15 @@ fn op_cache(
   let module_specifier = ModuleSpecifier::resolve_url(&args.module_id)
     .expect("Should be valid module specifier");
 
-  state
-    .borrow()
-    .global_state
-    .ts_compiler
-    .cache_compiler_output(
-      &module_specifier,
-      &args.extension,
-      &args.contents,
-    )?;
+  let state_ = &state.borrow().global_state;
+  let ts_compiler = state_.ts_compiler.clone();
+  let fut = ts_compiler.cache_compiler_output(
+    &module_specifier,
+    &args.extension,
+    &args.contents,
+  );
 
+  futures::executor::block_on(fut)?;
   Ok(JsonOp::Sync(json!({})))
 }
 
@@ -102,21 +102,27 @@ fn op_fetch_source_files(
     None
   };
 
-  let mut futures = vec![];
   let global_state = state.borrow().global_state.clone();
-
-  for specifier in &args.specifiers {
-    let resolved_specifier =
-      ModuleSpecifier::resolve_url(&specifier).expect("Invalid specifier");
-    let fut = global_state
-      .file_fetcher
-      .fetch_source_file_async(&resolved_specifier, ref_specifier.clone());
-    futures.push(fut);
-  }
-
-  let future = Box::pin(async move {
-    let files = try_join_all(futures).await?;
-
+  let file_fetcher = global_state.file_fetcher.clone();
+  let specifiers = args.specifiers.clone();
+  let future = async move {
+    let file_futures: Vec<_> = specifiers
+      .into_iter()
+      .map(|specifier| {
+        let file_fetcher_ = file_fetcher.clone();
+        let ref_specifier_ = ref_specifier.clone();
+        async move {
+          let resolved_specifier = ModuleSpecifier::resolve_url(&specifier)
+            .expect("Invalid specifier");
+          file_fetcher_
+            .fetch_source_file_async(&resolved_specifier, ref_specifier_)
+            .await
+        }
+        .boxed_local()
+      })
+      .collect();
+
+    let files = try_join_all(file_futures).await?;
     // We want to get an array of futures that resolves to
     let v = files.into_iter().map(|f| {
       async {
@@ -156,7 +162,8 @@ fn op_fetch_source_files(
 
     let v = try_join_all(v).await?;
     Ok(v.into())
-  });
+  }
+  .boxed_local();
 
   Ok(JsonOp::Async(future))
 }