diff --git a/lix/legacy/build-remote.cc b/lix/legacy/build-remote.cc
index 2a1642829..091b8fe41 100644
--- a/lix/legacy/build-remote.cc
+++ b/lix/legacy/build-remote.cc
@@ -285,7 +285,14 @@ connected:
 
         {
             Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, actUnknown, fmt("copying dependencies to '%s'", storeUri));
-            copyPaths(*store, *sshStore, store->parseStorePathSet(inputs), NoRepair, NoCheckSigs, substitute);
+            aio.blockOn(copyPaths(
+                *store,
+                *sshStore,
+                store->parseStorePathSet(inputs),
+                NoRepair,
+                NoCheckSigs,
+                substitute
+            ));
         }
 
         uploadLock.reset();
@@ -371,7 +378,9 @@ connected:
             if (auto localStore = store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalStore>())
                 for (auto & path : missingPaths)
                     localStore->locksHeld.insert(store->printStorePath(path)); /* FIXME: ugly */
-            copyPaths(*sshStore, *store, missingPaths, NoRepair, NoCheckSigs, NoSubstitute);
+            aio.blockOn(
+                copyPaths(*sshStore, *store, missingPaths, NoRepair, NoCheckSigs, NoSubstitute)
+            );
         }
         // XXX: Should be done as part of `copyPaths`
         for (auto & realisation : missingRealisations) {
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
index 181ac3f49..76483af61 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -1141,14 +1141,14 @@ void copyStorePath(
 }
 
 
-std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<StorePath, StorePath>>> copyPaths(
     Store & srcStore,
     Store & dstStore,
     const RealisedPath::Set & paths,
     RepairFlag repair,
     CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
     SubstituteFlag substitute)
-{
+try {
     StorePathSet storePaths;
     std::set<Realisation> toplevelRealisations;
     for (auto & path : paths) {
@@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
             toplevelRealisations.insert(*realisation);
         }
     }
-    auto pathsMap = copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, storePaths, repair, checkSigs, substitute);
+    auto pathsMap =
+        TRY_AWAIT(copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, storePaths, repair, checkSigs, substitute));
 
     try {
         // Copy the realisation closure
@@ -1190,17 +1191,19 @@ std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
             throw;
     }
 
-    return pathsMap;
+    co_return pathsMap;
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
-std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<StorePath, StorePath>>> copyPaths(
     Store & srcStore,
     Store & dstStore,
     const StorePathSet & storePaths,
     RepairFlag repair,
     CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
     SubstituteFlag substitute)
-{
+try {
     auto valid = dstStore.queryValidPaths(storePaths, substitute);
 
     StorePathSet missing;
@@ -1285,7 +1288,9 @@ std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
 
     dstStore.addMultipleToStore(pathsToCopy, act, repair, checkSigs);
 
-    return pathsMap;
+    co_return pathsMap;
+} catch (...) {
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 kj::Promise<Result<void>> copyClosure(
@@ -1296,15 +1301,15 @@ kj::Promise<Result<void>> copyClosure(
     CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
     SubstituteFlag substitute)
 try {
-    if (&srcStore == &dstStore) return {result::success()};
+    if (&srcStore == &dstStore) co_return result::success();
 
     RealisedPath::Set closure;
     RealisedPath::closure(srcStore, paths, closure);
 
-    copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, closure, repair, checkSigs, substitute);
-    return {result::success()};
+    TRY_AWAIT(copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, closure, repair, checkSigs, substitute));
+    co_return result::success();
 } catch (...) {
-    return {result::current_exception()};
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 kj::Promise<Result<void>> copyClosure(
@@ -1315,14 +1320,14 @@ kj::Promise<Result<void>> copyClosure(
     CheckSigsFlag checkSigs,
     SubstituteFlag substitute)
 try {
-    if (&srcStore == &dstStore) return {result::success()};
+    if (&srcStore == &dstStore) co_return result::success();
 
     StorePathSet closure;
     srcStore.computeFSClosure(storePaths, closure);
-    copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, closure, repair, checkSigs, substitute);
-    return {result::success()};
+    TRY_AWAIT(copyPaths(srcStore, dstStore, closure, repair, checkSigs, substitute));
+    co_return result::success();
 } catch (...) {
-    return {result::current_exception()};
+    co_return result::current_exception();
 }
 
 std::optional<ValidPathInfo> decodeValidPathInfo(const Store & store, std::istream & str, std::optional<HashResult> hashGiven)
diff --git a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
index f4e802de3..8cafe0fba 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -921,14 +921,14 @@ void copyStorePath(
  *
  * @return a map of what each path was copied to the dstStore as.
  */
-std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<StorePath, StorePath>>> copyPaths(
     Store & srcStore, Store & dstStore,
     const RealisedPath::Set &,
     RepairFlag repair = NoRepair,
     CheckSigsFlag checkSigs = CheckSigs,
     SubstituteFlag substitute = NoSubstitute);
 
-std::map<StorePath, StorePath> copyPaths(
+kj::Promise<Result<std::map<StorePath, StorePath>>> copyPaths(
     Store & srcStore, Store & dstStore,
     const StorePathSet & paths,
     RepairFlag repair = NoRepair,
diff --git a/lix/nix/copy.cc b/lix/nix/copy.cc
index 077a7e284..a71bfeb40 100644
--- a/lix/nix/copy.cc
+++ b/lix/nix/copy.cc
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct CmdCopy : virtual CopyCommand, BuiltPathsCommand
             stuffToCopy.insert(theseRealisations.begin(), theseRealisations.end());
         }
 
-        copyPaths(
-            *srcStore, *dstStore, stuffToCopy, NoRepair, checkSigs, substitute);
+        aio().blockOn(copyPaths(
+            *srcStore, *dstStore, stuffToCopy, NoRepair, checkSigs, substitute));
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/lix/nix/flake.cc b/lix/nix/flake.cc
index dc56a2d39..8133a491f 100644
--- a/lix/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/lix/nix/flake.cc
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeArchive : FlakeCommand, MixJSON, MixDryRun
 
         if (!dryRun && !dstUri.empty()) {
             ref<Store> dstStore = aio().blockOn(dstUri.empty() ? openStore() : openStore(dstUri));
-            copyPaths(*store, *dstStore, sources);
+            aio().blockOn(copyPaths(*store, *dstStore, sources));
         }
     }
 };