diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 4a94e09..b965dbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - auth logix synced with core
 - added httpx
 - aiohttp and requests removed
+- core adapter loads data from redis now
 
 [0.3.1]
 - glitchtip connect
diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 92596a0..4974587 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def login_required(f):
         user_id, user_roles  = await check_auth(req)
         if user_id and isinstance(user_id, str):
             context["user_id"] = user_id.strip()
-            author = get_author_by_user(user_id)
+            author = await get_author_by_user(user_id)
             if author and "id" in author:
                 context["author_id"] = author["id"]
             return await f(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def auth_request(f):
         user_id, user_roles  = await check_auth(req)
         if user_id and isinstance(user_id, str):
             user_id = user_id.strip()
-            author = get_author_by_user(user_id)
+            author = await get_author_by_user(user_id)
             if author and "id" in author:
                 req["author_id"] = author["id"]
             return await f(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/services/core.py b/services/core.py
index d1e9cef..f6ad00f 100644
--- a/services/core.py
+++ b/services/core.py
@@ -10,33 +10,33 @@ from services.rediscache import redis
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-def get_all_authors():
+async def get_all_authors():
     authors = []
     redis_key = "user:*"
 
-    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    result = await redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
     if isinstance(result, str):
         authors = json.loads(result)
 
     return authors
 
 
-def get_author_by_user(user: str):
+async def get_author_by_user(user: str):
     author = None
     redis_key = f"user:{user}"
 
-    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    result = await redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
     if isinstance(result, str):
         author = json.loads(result)
 
     return author
 
 
-def get_author_followed(author_id: int):
+async def get_author_followed(author_id: int):
     authors = []
     redis_key = f"author:{author_id}:follows-authors"
 
-    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    result = await redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
     if isinstance(result, str):
         authors = json.loads(result)