diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py b/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
index 81542839..dfa292d8 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/filesystem.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityTuiController):
     def _action_clean_level(self, level):
         return raidlevels_by_value[level]
 
-    def _answers_action(self, action):
+    async def _answers_action(self, action):
         from subiquitycore.ui.stretchy import StretchyOverlay
         from subiquity.ui.views.filesystem.delete import ConfirmDeleteStretchy
         log.debug("_answers_action %r", action)
@@ -333,28 +333,31 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityTuiController):
                 if action.get("submit", True):
                     body.stretchy.done()
             else:
-                yield from self._enter_form_data(
-                    body.stretchy.form,
-                    action['data'],
-                    action.get("submit", True))
+                async for _ in self._enter_form_data(
+                        body.stretchy.form,
+                        action['data'],
+                        action.get("submit", True)):
+                    pass
         elif action['action'] == 'create-raid':
             self.ui.body.create_raid()
             yield
             body = self.ui.body._w
-            yield from self._enter_form_data(
-                body.stretchy.form,
-                action['data'],
-                action.get("submit", True),
-                clean_suffix='raid')
+            async for _ in self._enter_form_data(
+                    body.stretchy.form,
+                    action['data'],
+                    action.get("submit", True),
+                    clean_suffix='raid'):
+                pass
         elif action['action'] == 'create-vg':
             self.ui.body.create_vg()
             yield
             body = self.ui.body._w
-            yield from self._enter_form_data(
-                body.stretchy.form,
-                action['data'],
-                action.get("submit", True),
-                clean_suffix='vg')
+            async for _ in self._enter_form_data(
+                    body.stretchy.form,
+                    action['data'],
+                    action.get("submit", True),
+                    clean_suffix='vg'):
+                pass
         elif action['action'] == 'done':
             if not self.ui.body.done.enabled:
                 raise Exception("answers did not provide complete fs config")
@@ -367,7 +370,8 @@ class FilesystemController(SubiquityTuiController):
         if self.answers['guided']:
             self.finish(self.app.confirm_install())
         if self.answers['manual']:
-            self._run_iterator(self._run_actions(self.answers['manual']))
+            self.app.aio_loop.create_task(
+                self._run_actions(self.answers['manual']))
             self.answers['manual'] = []
 
     def guided(self):
diff --git a/subiquitycore/controllers/network.py b/subiquitycore/controllers/network.py
index 681edb81..ad7dcdc3 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/controllers/network.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/controllers/network.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class NetworkController(TuiController):
         log.debug("%s", r)
         return r
 
-    def _answers_action(self, action):
+    async def _answers_action(self, action):
         log.debug("_answers_action %r", action)
         if 'obj' in action:
             obj = self._action_get(action['obj']).netdev_info()
@@ -250,10 +250,11 @@ class NetworkController(TuiController):
                     prefix = k.split('-')[0]
                     form_name = prefix + "_form"
                     submit_key = prefix + "-submit"
-                yield from self._enter_form_data(
-                    getattr(body.stretchy, form_name),
-                    v,
-                    action.get(submit_key, True))
+                async for _ in self._enter_form_data(
+                        getattr(body.stretchy, form_name),
+                        v,
+                        action.get(submit_key, True)):
+                    pass
         elif action['action'] == 'create-bond':
             self.ui.body._create_bond()
             yield
@@ -261,10 +262,11 @@ class NetworkController(TuiController):
             data = action['data'].copy()
             if 'devices' in data:
                 data['interfaces'] = data.pop('devices')
-            yield from self._enter_form_data(
-                body.stretchy.form,
-                data,
-                action.get("submit", True))
+                async for _ in self._enter_form_data(
+                        body.stretchy.form,
+                        data,
+                        action.get("submit", True)):
+                    pass
         elif action['action'] == 'done':
             self.ui.body.done()
         else:
@@ -431,7 +433,8 @@ class NetworkController(TuiController):
         elif self.answers.get('actions', False):
             actions = self.answers['actions']
             self.answers.clear()
-            self._run_iterator(self._run_actions(actions))
+            self.app.aio_loop.create_task(
+                self._run_actions(actions))
 
         if not dhcp_events:
             return
diff --git a/subiquitycore/tuicontroller.py b/subiquitycore/tuicontroller.py
index 40b59f60..a5fce566 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/tuicontroller.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/tuicontroller.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
+import asyncio
 import logging
 
 from subiquitycore.controller import BaseController
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class TuiController(BaseController):
     # Stuff for fine grained actions, used by filesystem and network
     # controller at time of writing this comment.
 
-    def _enter_form_data(self, form, data, submit, clean_suffix=''):
+    async def _enter_form_data(self, form, data, submit, clean_suffix=''):
         for k, v in data.items():
             c = getattr(
                 self, '_action_clean_{}_{}'.format(k, clean_suffix), None)
@@ -81,18 +82,12 @@ class TuiController(BaseController):
                 raise Exception("answers left form invalid!")
             form._click_done(None)
 
-    def _run_actions(self, actions):
+    async def _run_actions(self, actions):
+        delay = 0.2/self.app.scale_factor
         for action in actions:
-            yield from self._answers_action(action)
-
-    def _run_iterator(self, it, delay=None):
-        if delay is None:
-            delay = 0.2/self.app.scale_factor
-        try:
-            next(it)
-        except StopIteration:
-            return
-        self.app.aio_loop.call_later(delay, self._run_iterator, it, delay/1.1)
+            async for _ in self._answers_action(action):
+                await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+                delay /= 1.1
 
 
 class RepeatedController(BaseController):