diff --git a/appdaemon/adapi.py b/appdaemon/adapi.py
index 1204e423a..79420d3ab 100644
--- a/appdaemon/adapi.py
+++ b/appdaemon/adapi.py
@@ -3642,7 +3642,8 @@ def callback_inner(f: Future):
         self.AD.futures.add_future(self.name, future)
         return future
 
-    def create_task(
+    @utils.sync_decorator
+    async def create_task(
         self,
         coro: Coroutine[Any, Any, T],
         callback: Callable | None = None,
diff --git a/appdaemon/adbase.py b/appdaemon/adbase.py
index 28239c9fa..75513d38c 100644
--- a/appdaemon/adbase.py
+++ b/appdaemon/adbase.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from appdaemon import adapi
+from appdaemon import utils
 from appdaemon.models.config.app import AppConfig
-from appdaemon.utils import StateAttrs
+
 
 # Check if the module is being imported using the legacy method
 if __name__ == Path(__file__).name:
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         pass
 
     def __get__(self, instance, owner):
-        stateattrs = StateAttrs(instance.get_state())
+        stateattrs = utils.StateAttrs(instance.get_state())
         return stateattrs
 
 
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ def name(self) -> str:
     def get_ad_api(self) -> adapi.ADAPI:
         return adapi.ADAPI(self.AD, self.config_model)
 
-    def get_plugin_api(self, plugin_name: str):
+    @utils.sync_decorator
+    async def get_plugin_api(self, plugin_name: str):
         """Get the plugin API for a specific plugin."""
         if isinstance(cfg := self.app_config.root.get(self.name), AppConfig):
             return self.AD.plugins.get_plugin_api(plugin_name, cfg)
diff --git a/appdaemon/plugins/mqtt/mqttapi.py b/appdaemon/plugins/mqtt/mqttapi.py
index 126776302..13096101b 100644
--- a/appdaemon/plugins/mqtt/mqttapi.py
+++ b/appdaemon/plugins/mqtt/mqttapi.py
@@ -229,23 +229,17 @@ def mqtt_publish(self, topic: str, payload: Any = None, **kwargs: Optional[Any])
         result = self.call_service(service, **kwargs)
         return result
 
-    def _run_service_call(self, task: str, topic: Union[str, list], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> None:
+    def _run_service_call(self, task: str, topic: str | list[str], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> None:
         """Used to process the subscribe/unsubscribe service calls"""
 
         # first we validate the topic
         if not isinstance(topic, (str, list)):
             raise ValueError(f"The given topic {topic} is not supported. Please only strs and lists are supported")
 
-        if isinstance(topic, str):
-            kwargs["topic"] = topic
-            service = f"mqtt/{task}"
-            self.call_service(service, **kwargs)
+        kwargs["topic"] = topic
+        service = f"mqtt/{task}"
+        return self.call_service(service, **kwargs)
 
-        else:  # its a list
-            for t in topic:
-                kwargs["topic"] = t
-                service = f"mqtt/{task}"
-                self.call_service(service, **kwargs)
 
     def mqtt_subscribe(self, topic: Union[str, list], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> None:
         """Subscribes to a MQTT topic.
@@ -284,7 +278,7 @@ def mqtt_subscribe(self, topic: Union[str, list], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> No
 
         """
 
-        self._run_service_call("subscribe", topic, **kwargs)
+        return self._run_service_call("subscribe", topic, **kwargs)
 
     def mqtt_unsubscribe(self, topic: Union[str, list], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> None:
         """Unsubscribes from a MQTT topic.
@@ -323,7 +317,7 @@ def mqtt_unsubscribe(self, topic: Union[str, list], **kwargs: Optional[Any]) ->
 
         """
 
-        self._run_service_call("unsubscribe", topic, **kwargs)
+        return self._run_service_call("unsubscribe", topic, **kwargs)
 
     @utils.sync_decorator
     async def is_client_connected(self, **kwargs: Optional[Any]) -> bool: