diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/FolderProviderFromXml.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/FolderProviderFromXml.cs
index 5ba02b38d7..14067dd202 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/FolderProviderFromXml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/FolderProviderFromXml.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
             return item is Folder;
         }
 
-        public override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
+        public async override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("folder.xml");
+            var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("folder.xml");
 
-                if (metadataFile.HasValue)
-                {
-                    new FolderXmlParser().Fetch(item as Folder, metadataFile.Value.Key);
-                }
-            });
+            if (metadataFile.HasValue)
+            {
+                await new FolderXmlParser().Fetch(item as Folder, metadataFile.Value.Key);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/BaseItemXmlParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
index eabbae8693..0e514b8b21 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/BaseItemXmlParser.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
 {
@@ -16,33 +17,37 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
         /// <summary>
         /// Fetches metadata for an item from one xml file
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void Fetch(T item, string metadataFile)
+        public Task Fetch(T item, string metadataFile)
         {
-            // Use XmlReader for best performance
-            using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(metadataFile))
+            // Wrapping this for now until I have a chance to async the whole process
+            return Task.Run(() =>
             {
-                reader.MoveToContent();
-
-                // Loop through each element
-                while (reader.Read())
+                // Use XmlReader for best performance
+                using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(metadataFile))
                 {
-                    if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
+                    reader.MoveToContent();
+
+                    // Loop through each element
+                    while (reader.Read())
                     {
-                        FetchDataFromXmlNode(reader, item);
+                        if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
+                        {
+                            FetchDataFromXmlNode(reader, item);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            // If dates weren't supplied in metadata, use values from the xml file
-            if (item.DateCreated == DateTime.MinValue)
-            {
-                item.DateCreated = File.GetCreationTime(metadataFile);
-            }
+                // If dates weren't supplied in metadata, use values from the xml file
+                if (item.DateCreated == DateTime.MinValue)
+                {
+                    item.DateCreated = File.GetCreationTime(metadataFile);
+                }
 
-            if (item.DateModified == DateTime.MinValue)
-            {
-                item.DateModified = File.GetLastWriteTime(metadataFile);
-            }
+                if (item.DateModified == DateTime.MinValue)
+                {
+                    item.DateModified = File.GetLastWriteTime(metadataFile);
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Movies/Providers/MovieProviderFromXml.cs b/MediaBrowser.Movies/Providers/MovieProviderFromXml.cs
index 238e1bf762..4e0bacb054 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Movies/Providers/MovieProviderFromXml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Movies/Providers/MovieProviderFromXml.cs
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Movies.Providers
             return item is Movie;
         }
 
-        public override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
+        public async override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("movie.xml");
+            var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("movie.xml");
 
-                if (metadataFile.HasValue)
-                {
-                    new BaseItemXmlParser<Movie>().Fetch(item as Movie, metadataFile.Value.Key);
-                }
-            });
+            if (metadataFile.HasValue)
+            {
+                await new BaseItemXmlParser<Movie>().Fetch(item as Movie, metadataFile.Value.Key);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/EpisodeProviderFromXml.cs b/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/EpisodeProviderFromXml.cs
index 04fed23499..4c6c584597 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/EpisodeProviderFromXml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/EpisodeProviderFromXml.cs
@@ -19,21 +19,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.TV.Providers
             return item is Episode;
         }
 
-        public override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
+        public async override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                string metadataFolder = Path.Combine(args.Parent.Path, "metadata");
+            string metadataFolder = Path.Combine(args.Parent.Path, "metadata");
 
-                string episodeFileName = Path.GetFileName(item.Path);
+            string episodeFileName = Path.GetFileName(item.Path);
 
-                string metadataFile = Path.Combine(metadataFolder, Path.ChangeExtension(episodeFileName, ".xml"));
+            string metadataFile = Path.Combine(metadataFolder, Path.ChangeExtension(episodeFileName, ".xml"));
 
-                FetchMetadata(item as Episode, args.Parent as Season, metadataFile);
-            });
+            await FetchMetadata(item as Episode, args.Parent as Season, metadataFile);
         }
 
-        private void FetchMetadata(Episode item, Season season, string metadataFile)
+        private async Task FetchMetadata(Episode item, Season season, string metadataFile)
         {
             if (season == null)
             {
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.TV.Providers
                 }
             }
 
-            new EpisodeXmlParser().Fetch(item, metadataFile);
+            await new EpisodeXmlParser().Fetch(item, metadataFile);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/SeriesProviderFromXml.cs b/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/SeriesProviderFromXml.cs
index 44a0dbc9f5..7adfb0483b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/SeriesProviderFromXml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.TV/Providers/SeriesProviderFromXml.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.TV.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.TV.Metadata;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.TV.Providers
 {
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.TV.Providers
             return item is Series;
         }
 
-        public override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
+        public async override Task Fetch(BaseItem item, ItemResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("series.xml");
+            var metadataFile = args.GetFileByName("series.xml");
 
-                if (metadataFile.HasValue)
-                {
-                    new BaseItemXmlParser<Series>().Fetch(item as Series, metadataFile.Value.Key);
-                }
-            });
+            if (metadataFile.HasValue)
+            {
+                await new SeriesXmlParser().Fetch(item as Series, metadataFile.Value.Key);
+            }
         }
     }
 }