diff --git a/mopidy_iris/system.py b/mopidy_iris/system.py
index 9df4ea73..186bc0c1 100755
--- a/mopidy_iris/system.py
+++ b/mopidy_iris/system.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class IrisSystemThread(Thread):
     ##
     # Run the defined action
     ##
-    async def run(self):
+    def run(self):
         logger.info("Running system action '"+self.action+"'")
 
         try:
@@ -32,31 +32,18 @@ class IrisSystemThread(Thread):
                 self.callback(False, error)
             return
 
-        # Create subprocess
-        process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_shell(
-            self.path+"/system.sh "+self.action,
-            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
-        )
-
-        # Status
-        print("Started:", command, "(pid = " + str(process.pid) + ")", flush=True)
-
-        # Wait for the subprocess to finish
-        stdout, stderr = await process.communicate()
+        # Run the actual task (this is the process-blocking instruction)
+        output = subprocess.check_output([self.path+"/system.sh "+self.action], shell=True)
 
         logger.debug("System action '"+self.action+"' completed with output:")
-        logger.debug(stdout)
+        logger.debug(output)
 
-        # Some kind of failure, so we can't run any commands this way
-        if exitCode > 0:
-            raise Exception("System task '"+self.action+"' failed")
-        else:
-            if self.callback:
-                response = {
-                    'output': str(stdout)
-                }
-                self.callback(response, False)
+        # And then, when complete, return to our callback
+        if self.callback:
+            response = {
+                'output': str(output)
+            }
+            self.callback(response, False)
 
 
     ##