diff --git a/extensions/sns/e2e/tests/sns.bash b/extensions/sns/e2e/tests/sns.bash
index 0daf020..b2813ab 100755
--- a/extensions/sns/e2e/tests/sns.bash
+++ b/extensions/sns/e2e/tests/sns.bash
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ SNS_CONFIG_FILE_NAME="sns_init.yaml"
     dfx nns install
     echo "===== 7 ====="
     dfx nns import
+    echo "===== 8 ====="
+    dfx sns import
     echo "===== 9 ====="
     ls candid
     echo "===== 10 ====="
diff --git a/extensions/sns/src/commands/download.rs b/extensions/sns/src/commands/download.rs
index 8d56225..9475b6f 100644
--- a/extensions/sns/src/commands/download.rs
+++ b/extensions/sns/src/commands/download.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ pub struct SnsDownloadOpts {
 }
 
 /// Executes the command line `dfx sns import`.
-pub fn exec(opts: SnsDownloadOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let runtime = Runtime::new().expect("Unable to create a runtime");
+pub async fn exec(opts: SnsDownloadOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let ic_commit = if let Some(ic_commit) = opts.ic_commit {
         ic_commit
     } else {
         replica_rev(dfx_cache_path)?
     };
-    runtime.block_on(download_sns_wasms(&ic_commit, &opts.wasms_dir))?;
+    download_sns_wasms(&ic_commit, &opts.wasms_dir).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/extensions/sns/src/commands/import.rs b/extensions/sns/src/commands/import.rs
index 1a78023..a3ccc8f 100644
--- a/extensions/sns/src/commands/import.rs
+++ b/extensions/sns/src/commands/import.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use dfx_extensions_utils::{
 };
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 /// Imports the sns canisters
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct SnsImportOpts {
 }
 
 /// Executes the command line `dfx sns import`.
-pub fn exec(opts: SnsImportOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+pub async fn exec(opts: SnsImportOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let config = Config::from_current_dir(None)?;
     if config.is_none() {
         anyhow::bail!(crate::errors::DFXJSON_NOT_FOUND);
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ pub fn exec(opts: SnsImportOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let network_mappings = get_network_mappings(&opts.network_mapping)?;
 
-    let runtime = Runtime::new().expect("Unable to create a runtime");
     let ic_commit = if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("DFX_IC_COMMIT") {
         v
     } else {
@@ -41,13 +39,14 @@ pub fn exec(opts: SnsImportOpts, dfx_cache_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     };
     let their_dfx_json_location =
         format!("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfinity/ic/{ic_commit}/rs/sns/cli/dfx.json");
-    runtime.block_on(import_canister_definitions(
+    import_canister_definitions(
         &logger,
         &mut config,
         &their_dfx_json_location,
         None,
         None,
         &network_mappings,
-    ))?;
+    )
+    .await?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/extensions/sns/src/main.rs b/extensions/sns/src/main.rs
index a1e51ec..3fd897b 100644
--- a/extensions/sns/src/main.rs
+++ b/extensions/sns/src/main.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     "Missing path to dfx cache. Pass it as CLI argument: `--dfx-cache-path=PATH`",
                 )
             })?;
-            return commands::import::exec(v, dfx_cache_path);
+            return commands::import::exec(v, dfx_cache_path).await;
         }
         SubCommand::Download(v) => {
             let dfx_cache_path = &opts.dfx_cache_path.ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     "Missing path to dfx cache. Pass it as CLI argument: `--dfx-cache-path=PATH`",
                 )
             })?;
-            return commands::download::exec(v, dfx_cache_path);
+            return commands::download::exec(v, dfx_cache_path).await;
         }
     };