diff --git a/src/snek/system/mapper.py b/src/snek/system/mapper.py
index 4a59024..b90f2a4 100644
--- a/src/snek/system/mapper.py
+++ b/src/snek/system/mapper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DEFAULT_LIMIT = 30
 import typing
-
+import asyncio 
 from snek.system.model import BaseModel
 
 
@@ -12,13 +12,24 @@ class BaseMapper:
 
     def __init__(self, app):
         self.app = app
-
+    
         self.default_limit = self.__class__.default_limit
 
     @property
     def db(self):
         return self.app.db
 
+    @property 
+    def loop(self):
+        return asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+    async def run_in_executor(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        def call():
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        return await self.loop.run_in_executor(None, call)
+
+
+
     async def new(self):
         return self.model_class(mapper=self, app=self.app)
 
@@ -29,7 +40,8 @@ class BaseMapper:
     async def get(self, uid: str = None, **kwargs) -> BaseModel:
         if uid:
             kwargs["uid"] = uid
-        record = self.table.find_one(**kwargs)
+        
+        record = await self.run_in_executor(self.table.find_one,**kwargs)
         if not record:
             return None
         record = dict(record)
@@ -40,31 +52,31 @@ class BaseMapper:
         return await self.model_class.from_record(mapper=self, record=record)
 
     async def exists(self, **kwargs):
-        return self.table.exists(**kwargs)
+        return await self.run_in_executor(self.table.exists,**kwargs)
 
     async def count(self, **kwargs) -> int:
-        return self.table.count(**kwargs)
+        return await self.run_in_executor(self.table.count, **kwargs)
 
     async def save(self, model: BaseModel) -> bool:
         if not model.record.get("uid"):
             raise Exception(f"Attempt to save without uid: {model.record}.")
         model.updated_at.update()
-        return self.table.upsert(model.record, ["uid"])
+        return await self.run_in_executor(self.table.upsert, model.record, ["uid"])
 
     async def find(self, **kwargs) -> typing.AsyncGenerator:
         if not kwargs.get("_limit"):
             kwargs["_limit"] = self.default_limit
-        for record in self.table.find(**kwargs):
+        for record in await self.run_in_executor(self.table.find, **kwargs):
             model = await self.new()
             for key, value in record.items():
                 model[key] = value
             yield model
 
     async def query(self, sql, *args):
-        for record in self.db.query(sql, *args):
+        for record in await self.run_in_executor(self.db.query,sql, *args):
             yield dict(record)
 
     async def delete(self, **kwargs) -> int:
         if not kwargs or not isinstance(kwargs, dict):
             raise Exception("Can't execute delete with no filter.")
-        return self.table.delete(**kwargs)
+        return await self.run_in_executor(self.table.delete, **kwargs)