diff --git a/app/tool/python_execute.py b/app/tool/python_execute.py
index 08ceffa85..110c0cd40 100644
--- a/app/tool/python_execute.py
+++ b/app/tool/python_execute.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import multiprocessing
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
@@ -36,22 +37,9 @@ def _run_code(self, code: str, result_dict: dict, safe_globals: dict) -> None:
         finally:
             sys.stdout = original_stdout
 
-    async def execute(
-        self,
-        code: str,
-        timeout: int = 5,
-    ) -> Dict:
-        """
-        Executes the provided Python code with a timeout.
-
-        Args:
-            code (str): The Python code to execute.
-            timeout (int): Execution timeout in seconds.
-
-        Returns:
-            Dict: Contains 'output' with execution output or error message and 'success' status.
-        """
-
+    def _run_in_process(self, code: str, timeout: int) -> Dict:
+        """Run code in a subprocess. This method is blocking and should be
+        called via run_in_executor to avoid blocking the event loop."""
         with multiprocessing.Manager() as manager:
             result = manager.dict({"observation": "", "success": False})
             if isinstance(__builtins__, dict):
@@ -64,7 +52,6 @@ async def execute(
             proc.start()
             proc.join(timeout)
 
-            # timeout process
             if proc.is_alive():
                 proc.terminate()
                 proc.join(1)
@@ -73,3 +60,21 @@ async def execute(
                     "success": False,
                 }
             return dict(result)
+
+    async def execute(
+        self,
+        code: str,
+        timeout: int = 5,
+    ) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Executes the provided Python code with a timeout.
+
+        Args:
+            code (str): The Python code to execute.
+            timeout (int): Execution timeout in seconds.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict: Contains 'observation' with execution output or error message and 'success' status.
+        """
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        return await loop.run_in_executor(None, self._run_in_process, code, timeout)