diff --git a/lix/libstore/parsed-derivations.cc b/lix/libstore/parsed-derivations.cc
index 70853f937..992dfb032 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/parsed-derivations.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/parsed-derivations.cc
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ try {
             StorePathSet storePaths;
             for (auto & p : *i)
                 storePaths.insert(store.toStorePath(p.get<std::string>()).first);
-            json[i.key()] = store.pathInfoToJSON(
+            json[i.key()] = TRY_AWAIT(store.pathInfoToJSON(
                 TRY_AWAIT(store.exportReferences(storePaths, inputPaths)), false, true
-            );
+            ));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
index 76483af61..8cd1db55b 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -962,11 +962,11 @@ try {
     co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
-json Store::pathInfoToJSON(const StorePathSet & storePaths,
+kj::Promise<Result<json>> Store::pathInfoToJSON(const StorePathSet & storePaths,
     bool includeImpureInfo, bool showClosureSize,
     Base hashBase,
     AllowInvalidFlag allowInvalid)
-{
+try {
     json::array_t jsonList = json::array();
 
     for (auto & storePath : storePaths) {
@@ -1032,7 +1032,9 @@ json Store::pathInfoToJSON(const StorePathSet & storePaths,
             jsonPath["valid"] = false;
         }
     }
-    return jsonList;
+    co_return jsonList;
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
index 8cafe0fba..8d449f62e 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ public:
      * @param showClosureSize If true, the closure size of each path is
      * included.
      */
-    nlohmann::json pathInfoToJSON(const StorePathSet & storePaths,
+    kj::Promise<Result<nlohmann::json>> pathInfoToJSON(const StorePathSet & storePaths,
         bool includeImpureInfo, bool showClosureSize,
         Base hashBase = Base::Base32,
         AllowInvalidFlag allowInvalid = DisallowInvalid);
diff --git a/lix/nix/path-info.cc b/lix/nix/path-info.cc
index f9902fb35..ba3e5a887 100644
--- a/lix/nix/path-info.cc
+++ b/lix/nix/path-info.cc
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ struct CmdPathInfo : StorePathsCommand, MixJSON
             pathLen = std::max(pathLen, store->printStorePath(storePath).size());
 
         if (json) {
-            std::cout << store->pathInfoToJSON(
+            std::cout << aio().blockOn(store->pathInfoToJSON(
                 // FIXME: preserve order?
                 StorePathSet(storePaths.begin(), storePaths.end()),
-                true, showClosureSize, Base::SRI, AllowInvalid).dump();
+                true, showClosureSize, Base::SRI, AllowInvalid)).dump();
         }
 
         else {