diff --git a/src/admin/room/moderation.rs b/src/admin/room/moderation.rs
index ecb7357c..7a4d98f1 100644
--- a/src/admin/room/moderation.rs
+++ b/src/admin/room/moderation.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ async fn ban_room(&self, room: OwnedRoomOrAliasId) -> Result {
 			 evicting admins too)",
 		);
 
-		if let Err(e) = leave_room(self.services, user_id, &room_id, None).await {
+		if let Err(e) = leave_room(self.services, user_id, &room_id, None)
+			.boxed()
+			.await
+		{
 			warn!("Failed to leave room: {e}");
 		}
 
@@ -341,7 +344,10 @@ async fn ban_list_of_rooms(&self) -> Result {
 				 evicting admins too)",
 			);
 
-			if let Err(e) = leave_room(self.services, user_id, &room_id, None).await {
+			if let Err(e) = leave_room(self.services, user_id, &room_id, None)
+				.boxed()
+				.await
+			{
 				warn!("Failed to leave room: {e}");
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/admin/user/commands.rs b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
index ea4ae27c..9d01b898 100644
--- a/src/admin/user/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@ pub(super) async fn force_leave_room(
 		return Err!("{user_id} is not joined in the room");
 	}
 
-	leave_room(self.services, &user_id, &room_id, None).await?;
+	leave_room(self.services, &user_id, &room_id, None)
+		.boxed()
+		.await?;
 
 	self.write_str(&format!("{user_id} has left {room_id}.",))
 		.await
diff --git a/src/api/client/account.rs b/src/api/client/account.rs
index bd670764..17a045b3 100644
--- a/src/api/client/account.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/account.rs
@@ -806,7 +806,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn deactivate_route(
 	super::update_displayname(&services, sender_user, None, &all_joined_rooms).await;
 	super::update_avatar_url(&services, sender_user, None, None, &all_joined_rooms).await;
 
-	full_user_deactivate(&services, sender_user, &all_joined_rooms).await?;
+	full_user_deactivate(&services, sender_user, &all_joined_rooms)
+		.boxed()
+		.await?;
 
 	info!("User {sender_user} deactivated their account.");
 
@@ -967,7 +969,9 @@ pub async fn full_user_deactivate(
 		}
 	}
 
-	super::leave_all_rooms(services, user_id).await;
+	super::leave_all_rooms(services, user_id)
+		.boxed()
+		.await;
 
 	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership.rs b/src/api/client/membership.rs
index e038db4d..cb7915af 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ async fn banned_room_check(
 					.collect()
 					.await;
 
-				full_user_deactivate(services, user_id, &all_joined_rooms).await?;
+				full_user_deactivate(services, user_id, &all_joined_rooms)
+					.boxed()
+					.await?;
 			}
 
 			return Err!(Request(Forbidden("This room is banned on this homeserver.")));
@@ -166,7 +168,9 @@ async fn banned_room_check(
 					.collect()
 					.await;
 
-				full_user_deactivate(services, user_id, &all_joined_rooms).await?;
+				full_user_deactivate(services, user_id, &all_joined_rooms)
+					.boxed()
+					.await?;
 			}
 
 			return Err!(Request(Forbidden("This remote server is banned on this homeserver.")));
@@ -272,6 +276,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn join_room_by_id_or_alias_route(
 				room_id.server_name(),
 				client,
 			)
+			.boxed()
 			.await?;
 
 			let mut servers = body.via.clone();
@@ -491,6 +496,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn leave_room_route(
 	body: Ruma<leave_room::v3::Request>,
 ) -> Result<leave_room::v3::Response> {
 	leave_room(&services, body.sender_user(), &body.room_id, body.reason.clone())
+		.boxed()
 		.await
 		.map(|()| leave_room::v3::Response::new())
 }
@@ -1882,7 +1888,10 @@ pub async fn leave_all_rooms(services: &Services, user_id: &UserId) {
 
 	for room_id in all_rooms {
 		// ignore errors
-		if let Err(e) = leave_room(services, user_id, &room_id, None).await {
+		if let Err(e) = leave_room(services, user_id, &room_id, None)
+			.boxed()
+			.await
+		{
 			warn!(%user_id, "Failed to leave {room_id} remotely: {e}");
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/api/client/state.rs b/src/api/client/state.rs
index 7d447403..529a7754 100644
--- a/src/api/client/state.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/state.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_state_event_for_empty_key_route(
 	body: Ruma<send_state_event::v3::Request>,
 ) -> Result<RumaResponse<send_state_event::v3::Response>> {
 	send_state_event_for_key_route(State(services), body)
+		.boxed()
 		.await
 		.map(RumaResponse)
 }
diff --git a/src/service/admin/mod.rs b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
index a09371d9..f38daa38 100644
--- a/src/service/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ mod execute;
 mod grant;
 
 use std::{
-	future::Future,
 	pin::Pin,
 	sync::{Arc, RwLock as StdRwLock, Weak},
 };
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 pub use create::create_admin_room;
-use futures::{FutureExt, TryFutureExt};
+use futures::{Future, FutureExt, TryFutureExt};
 use loole::{Receiver, Sender};
 use ruma::{
 	OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, RoomId, UserId,