diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 93894829a..601cbdebc 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_connectivity(context: *const dc_context_t) -> li
         return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
-    block_on(ctx.get_connectivity()) as u32 as libc::c_int
+    ctx.get_connectivity() as u32 as libc::c_int
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index a728526fa..fe6d2e744 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
     /// If the connectivity changes, a #DC_EVENT_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED will be emitted.
     async fn get_connectivity(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<u32> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        Ok(ctx.get_connectivity().await as u32)
+        Ok(ctx.get_connectivity() as u32)
     }
 
     /// Get an overview of the current connectivity, and possibly more statistics.
diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 81f62721e..ea6d90736 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl Imap {
         }
 
         info!(context, "Connecting to IMAP server.");
-        self.connectivity.set_connecting(context).await;
+        self.connectivity.set_connecting(context);
 
         self.conn_last_try = tools::Time::now();
         const BACKOFF_MIN_MS: u64 = 2000;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl Imap {
                         "IMAP-LOGIN as {}",
                         lp.user
                     )));
-                    self.connectivity.set_preparing(context).await;
+                    self.connectivity.set_preparing(context);
                     info!(context, "Successfully logged into IMAP server.");
                     return Ok(session);
                 }
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl Imap {
         let mut session = match self.connect(context, configuring).await {
             Ok(session) => session,
             Err(err) => {
-                self.connectivity.set_err(context, &err).await;
+                self.connectivity.set_err(context, &err);
                 return Err(err);
             }
         };
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ impl Imap {
         }
 
         if !uids_fetch.is_empty() {
-            self.connectivity.set_working(context).await;
+            self.connectivity.set_working(context);
         }
 
         let (sender, receiver) = async_channel::unbounded();
diff --git a/src/scheduler.rs b/src/scheduler.rs
index 36c0d8448..621a799eb 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
             _ => return,
         };
         drop(inner);
-        connectivity::idle_interrupted(inbox, oboxes).await;
+        connectivity::idle_interrupted(inbox, oboxes);
     }
 
     /// Indicate that the network likely is lost.
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl SchedulerState {
             _ => return,
         };
         drop(inner);
-        connectivity::maybe_network_lost(context, stores).await;
+        connectivity::maybe_network_lost(context, stores);
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn interrupt_inbox(&self) {
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ async fn fetch_idle(
         // The folder is not configured.
         // For example, this happens if the server does not have Sent folder
         // but watching Sent folder is enabled.
-        connection.connectivity.set_not_configured(ctx).await;
+        connection.connectivity.set_not_configured(ctx);
         connection.idle_interrupt_receiver.recv().await.ok();
         bail!("Cannot fetch folder {folder_meaning} because it is not configured");
     };
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ async fn fetch_idle(
         .log_err(ctx)
         .ok();
 
-    connection.connectivity.set_idle(ctx).await;
+    connection.connectivity.set_idle(ctx);
 
     ctx.emit_event(EventType::ImapInboxIdle);
 
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ async fn smtp_loop(
             // Fake Idle
             info!(ctx, "SMTP fake idle started.");
             match &connection.last_send_error {
-                None => connection.connectivity.set_idle(&ctx).await,
-                Some(err) => connection.connectivity.set_err(&ctx, err).await,
+                None => connection.connectivity.set_idle(&ctx),
+                Some(err) => connection.connectivity.set_err(&ctx, err),
             }
 
             // If send_smtp_messages() failed, we set a timeout for the fake-idle so that
diff --git a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
index 9fdeadd8d..64dfccc7a 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::{iter::once, ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use humansize::{BINARY, format_size};
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::imap::{FolderMeaning, scan_folders::get_watched_folder_configs};
@@ -160,52 +159,51 @@ impl DetailedConnectivity {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
-pub(crate) struct ConnectivityStore(Arc<Mutex<DetailedConnectivity>>);
+pub(crate) struct ConnectivityStore(Arc<parking_lot::Mutex<DetailedConnectivity>>);
 
 impl ConnectivityStore {
-    async fn set(&self, context: &Context, v: DetailedConnectivity) {
+    fn set(&self, context: &Context, v: DetailedConnectivity) {
         {
-            *self.0.lock().await = v;
+            *self.0.lock() = v;
         }
         context.emit_event(EventType::ConnectivityChanged);
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn set_err(&self, context: &Context, e: impl ToString) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Error(e.to_string()))
-            .await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_err(&self, context: &Context, e: impl ToString) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Error(e.to_string()));
     }
-    pub(crate) async fn set_connecting(&self, context: &Context) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Connecting).await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_connecting(&self, context: &Context) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Connecting);
     }
-    pub(crate) async fn set_working(&self, context: &Context) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Working).await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_working(&self, context: &Context) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Working);
     }
-    pub(crate) async fn set_preparing(&self, context: &Context) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Preparing).await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_preparing(&self, context: &Context) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Preparing);
     }
-    pub(crate) async fn set_not_configured(&self, context: &Context) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::NotConfigured).await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_not_configured(&self, context: &Context) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::NotConfigured);
     }
-    pub(crate) async fn set_idle(&self, context: &Context) {
-        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Idle).await;
+    pub(crate) fn set_idle(&self, context: &Context) {
+        self.set(context, DetailedConnectivity::Idle);
     }
 
-    async fn get_detailed(&self) -> DetailedConnectivity {
-        self.0.lock().await.deref().clone()
+    fn get_detailed(&self) -> DetailedConnectivity {
+        self.0.lock().deref().clone()
     }
-    async fn get_basic(&self) -> Option<Connectivity> {
-        self.0.lock().await.to_basic()
+    fn get_basic(&self) -> Option<Connectivity> {
+        self.0.lock().to_basic()
     }
-    async fn get_all_work_done(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.lock().await.all_work_done()
+    fn get_all_work_done(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.lock().all_work_done()
     }
 }
 
 /// Set all folder states to InterruptingIdle in case they were `Idle` before.
 /// Called during `dc_maybe_network()` to make sure that `all_work_done()`
 /// returns false immediately after `dc_maybe_network()`.
-pub(crate) async fn idle_interrupted(inbox: ConnectivityStore, oboxes: Vec<ConnectivityStore>) {
-    let mut connectivity_lock = inbox.0.lock().await;
+pub(crate) fn idle_interrupted(inbox: ConnectivityStore, oboxes: Vec<ConnectivityStore>) {
+    let mut connectivity_lock = inbox.0.lock();
     // For the inbox, we also have to set the connectivity to InterruptingIdle if it was
     // NotConfigured before: If all folders are NotConfigured, dc_get_connectivity()
     // returns Connected. But after dc_maybe_network(), dc_get_connectivity() must not
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn idle_interrupted(inbox: ConnectivityStore, oboxes: Vec<Conne
     drop(connectivity_lock);
 
     for state in oboxes {
-        let mut connectivity_lock = state.0.lock().await;
+        let mut connectivity_lock = state.0.lock();
         if *connectivity_lock == DetailedConnectivity::Idle {
             *connectivity_lock = DetailedConnectivity::InterruptingIdle;
         }
@@ -231,9 +229,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn idle_interrupted(inbox: ConnectivityStore, oboxes: Vec<Conne
 /// Set the connectivity to "Not connected" after a call to dc_maybe_network_lost().
 /// If we did not do this, the connectivity would stay "Connected" for quite a long time
 /// after `maybe_network_lost()` was called.
-pub(crate) async fn maybe_network_lost(context: &Context, stores: Vec<ConnectivityStore>) {
+pub(crate) fn maybe_network_lost(context: &Context, stores: Vec<ConnectivityStore>) {
     for store in &stores {
-        let mut connectivity_lock = store.0.lock().await;
+        let mut connectivity_lock = store.0.lock();
         if !matches!(
             *connectivity_lock,
             DetailedConnectivity::Uninitialized
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn maybe_network_lost(context: &Context, stores: Vec<Connectivi
 
 impl fmt::Debug for ConnectivityStore {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        if let Ok(guard) = self.0.try_lock() {
+        if let Some(guard) = self.0.try_lock() {
             write!(f, "ConnectivityStore {:?}", &*guard)
         } else {
             write!(f, "ConnectivityStore [LOCKED]")
@@ -271,11 +269,11 @@ impl Context {
     /// e.g. in the title of the main screen.
     ///
     /// If the connectivity changes, a DC_EVENT_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED will be emitted.
-    pub async fn get_connectivity(&self) -> Connectivity {
+    pub fn get_connectivity(&self) -> Connectivity {
         let stores = self.connectivities.lock().clone();
         let mut connectivities = Vec::new();
         for s in stores {
-            if let Some(connectivity) = s.get_basic().await {
+            if let Some(connectivity) = s.get_basic() {
                 connectivities.push(connectivity);
             }
         }
@@ -393,7 +391,7 @@ impl Context {
                 let f = self.get_config(config).await.log_err(self).ok().flatten();
 
                 if let Some(foldername) = f {
-                    let detailed = &state.get_detailed().await;
+                    let detailed = &state.get_detailed();
                     ret += "<li>";
                     ret += &*detailed.to_icon();
                     ret += " <b>";
@@ -407,7 +405,7 @@ impl Context {
             }
 
             if !folder_added && folder == &FolderMeaning::Inbox {
-                let detailed = &state.get_detailed().await;
+                let detailed = &state.get_detailed();
                 if let DetailedConnectivity::Error(_) = detailed {
                     // On the inbox thread, we also do some other things like scan_folders and run jobs
                     // so, maybe, the inbox is not watched, but something else went wrong
@@ -429,7 +427,7 @@ impl Context {
 
         let outgoing_messages = stock_str::outgoing_messages(self).await;
         ret += &format!("<h3>{outgoing_messages}</h3><ul><li>");
-        let detailed = smtp.get_detailed().await;
+        let detailed = smtp.get_detailed();
         ret += &*detailed.to_icon();
         ret += " ";
         ret += &*escaper::encode_minimal(&detailed.to_string_smtp(self).await);
@@ -553,7 +551,7 @@ impl Context {
         drop(lock);
 
         for s in &stores {
-            if !s.get_all_work_done().await {
+            if !s.get_all_work_done() {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/smtp.rs b/src/smtp.rs
index 100b567c2..e22f0882d 100644
--- a/src/smtp.rs
+++ b/src/smtp.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Smtp {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        self.connectivity.set_connecting(context).await;
+        self.connectivity.set_connecting(context);
         let lp = ConfiguredLoginParam::load(context)
             .await?
             .context("Not configured")?;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn smtp_send(
         info!(context, "SMTP-sending out mime message:\n{message}");
     }
 
-    smtp.connectivity.set_working(context).await;
+    smtp.connectivity.set_working(context);
 
     if let Err(err) = smtp
         .connect_configured(context)