diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index 20011455..189571b8 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 # https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/#service-configuration-reference
 # https://docs.docker.com/samples/
 # https://docs.docker.com/compose/gettingstarted/
 # https://docs.docker.com/compose/django/
 # https://docs.docker.com/compose/wordpress/
-
 # TODO: podman pod logs --color -n -f pod_testlogs
-
-
 import sys
 import os
 import getpass
 import argparse
 import itertools
 import subprocess
-import time
 import re
 import hashlib
 import random
 import json
 import glob
-
-from threading import Thread
+import asyncio.subprocess
+import signal
 
 import shlex
 
@@ -371,7 +366,7 @@ def transform(args, project_name, given_containers):
     return pods, containers
 
 
-def assert_volume(compose, mount_dict):
+async def assert_volume(compose, mount_dict):
     """
     inspect volume to get directory
     create volume if needed
@@ -398,7 +393,7 @@ def assert_volume(compose, mount_dict):
     # TODO: might move to using "volume list"
     # podman volume list --format '{{.Name}}\t{{.MountPoint}}' -f 'label=io.podman.compose.project=HERE'
     try:
-        _ = compose.podman.output([], "volume", ["inspect", vol_name]).decode("utf-8")
+        _ = await compose.podman.output([], "volume", ["inspect", vol_name]).decode("utf-8")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         if is_ext:
             raise RuntimeError(f"External volume [{vol_name}] does not exists") from e
@@ -419,8 +414,8 @@ def assert_volume(compose, mount_dict):
         for opt, value in driver_opts.items():
             args.extend(["--opt", f"{opt}={value}"])
         args.append(vol_name)
-        compose.podman.output([], "volume", args)
-        _ = compose.podman.output([], "volume", ["inspect", vol_name]).decode("utf-8")
+        await compose.podman.output([], "volume", args)
+        _ = await compose.podman.output([], "volume", ["inspect", vol_name]).decode("utf-8")
 
 
 def mount_desc_to_mount_args(
@@ -710,7 +705,7 @@ def norm_ports(ports_in):
     return ports_out
 
 
-def assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt):
+async def assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt):
     """
     create missing networks
     """
@@ -733,7 +728,7 @@ def assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt):
             ext_desc.get("name", None) or net_desc.get("name", None) or default_net_name
         )
         try:
-            compose.podman.output([], "network", ["exists", net_name])
+            await compose.podman.output([], "network", ["exists", net_name])
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             if is_ext:
                 raise RuntimeError(
@@ -776,8 +771,8 @@ def assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt):
                 if gateway:
                     args.extend(("--gateway", gateway))
             args.append(net_name)
-            compose.podman.output([], "network", args)
-            compose.podman.output([], "network", ["exists", net_name])
+            await compose.podman.output([], "network", args)
+            await compose.podman.output([], "network", ["exists", net_name])
 
 
 def get_net_args(compose, cnt):
@@ -898,7 +893,7 @@ def get_net_args(compose, cnt):
     return net_args
 
 
-def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
+async def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
     # TODO: double check -e , --add-host, -v, --read-only
     dirname = compose.dirname
     pod = cnt.get("pod", None) or ""
@@ -957,7 +952,7 @@ def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
     for volume in cnt.get("volumes", []):
         podman_args.extend(get_mount_args(compose, cnt, volume))
 
-    assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt)
+    await assert_cnt_nets(compose, cnt)
     podman_args.extend(get_net_args(compose, cnt))
 
     logging = cnt.get("logging", None)
@@ -1161,12 +1156,22 @@ def __init__(self, compose, podman_path="podman", dry_run=False):
         self.podman_path = podman_path
         self.dry_run = dry_run
 
-    def output(self, podman_args, cmd="", cmd_args=None):
+    async def output(self, podman_args, cmd="", cmd_args=None):
         cmd_args = cmd_args or []
         xargs = self.compose.get_podman_args(cmd) if cmd else []
         cmd_ls = [self.podman_path, *podman_args, cmd] + xargs + cmd_args
         log(cmd_ls)
-        return subprocess.check_output(cmd_ls)
+        p = await asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec(
+            *cmd_ls,
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+
+        stdout_data, stderr_data = await p.communicate()
+        if p.returncode == 0:
+            return stdout_data
+        else:
+            raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(p.returncode, " ".join(cmd_ls), stderr_data)
 
     def exec(
         self,
@@ -1180,55 +1185,71 @@ def exec(
         log(" ".join([str(i) for i in cmd_ls]))
         os.execlp(self.podman_path, *cmd_ls)
 
-    def run(
+    async def run(
         self,
         podman_args,
         cmd="",
         cmd_args=None,
         wait=True,
         sleep=1,
-        obj=None,
         log_formatter=None,
+        *,
+        # Intentionally mutable default argument to hold references to tasks
+        task_reference=set()
     ):
-        if obj is not None:
-            obj.exit_code = None
         cmd_args = list(map(str, cmd_args or []))
         xargs = self.compose.get_podman_args(cmd) if cmd else []
         cmd_ls = [self.podman_path, *podman_args, cmd] + xargs + cmd_args
         log(" ".join([str(i) for i in cmd_ls]))
         if self.dry_run:
             return None
-        # subprocess.Popen(
-        #   args, bufsize = 0, executable = None, stdin = None, stdout = None, stderr = None, preexec_fn = None,
-        #   close_fds = False, shell = False, cwd = None, env = None, universal_newlines = False, startupinfo = None,
-        #   creationflags = 0
-        # )
         if log_formatter is not None:
+
+            async def format_out(stdout):
+                while True:
+                    l = await stdout.readline()
+                    if l:
+                        print(log_formatter, l.decode('utf-8'), end='')
+                    if stdout.at_eof():
+                        break
+
+            # read, write = os.pipe()
             # Pipe podman process output through log_formatter (which can add colored prefix)
-            p = subprocess.Popen(
-                cmd_ls, stdout=subprocess.PIPE
+            p = await asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec(
+                *cmd_ls, stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
             )  # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
-            _ = subprocess.Popen(
-                log_formatter, stdin=p.stdout
-            )  # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
-            p.stdout.close()  # Allow p_process to receive a SIGPIPE if logging process exits.
+
+            # This is hacky to make the tasks not get garbage collected
+            # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/91887
+            out_t = asyncio.create_task(format_out(p.stdout))
+            task_reference.add(out_t)
+            out_t.add_done_callback(task_reference.discard)
+
+            err_t = asyncio.create_task(format_out(p.stderr))
+            task_reference.add(err_t)
+            err_t.add_done_callback(task_reference.discard)
         else:
-            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd_ls)  # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
+            p = await asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec(*cmd_ls)  # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
 
         if wait:
-            exit_code = p.wait()
+            try:
+                exit_code = await p.wait()
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                p.terminate()
+                exit_code = await p.wait()
+
             log("exit code:", exit_code)
-            if obj is not None:
-                obj.exit_code = exit_code
+            return exit_code
 
         if sleep:
-            time.sleep(sleep)
+            log(f"Sleep {sleep}")
+            await asyncio.sleep(sleep)
         return p
 
-    def volume_ls(self, proj=None):
+    async def volume_ls(self, proj=None):
         if not proj:
             proj = self.compose.project_name
-        output = self.output(
+        output = (await self.output(
             [],
             "volume",
             [
@@ -1239,7 +1260,7 @@ def volume_ls(self, proj=None):
                 "--format",
                 "{{.Name}}",
             ],
-        ).decode("utf-8")
+        )).decode("utf-8")
         volumes = output.splitlines()
         return volumes
 
@@ -1487,7 +1508,7 @@ def get_podman_args(self, cmd):
             xargs.extend(shlex.split(args))
         return xargs
 
-    def run(self):
+    async def run(self):
         log("podman-compose version: " + __version__)
         args = self._parse_args()
         podman_path = args.podman_path
@@ -1504,8 +1525,8 @@ def run(self):
             # just to make sure podman is running
             try:
                 self.podman_version = (
-                    self.podman.output(["--version"], "", []).decode("utf-8").strip()
-                    or ""
+                        (await self.podman.output(["--version"], "", [])).decode("utf-8").strip()
+                        or ""
                 )
                 self.podman_version = (self.podman_version.split() or [""])[-1]
             except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
@@ -1521,7 +1542,7 @@ def run(self):
         if compose_required:
             self._parse_compose_file()
         cmd = self.commands[cmd_name]
-        retcode = cmd(self, args)
+        retcode = await cmd(self, args)
         if isinstance(retcode, int):
             sys.exit(retcode)
 
@@ -2063,7 +2084,7 @@ def compose_systemd(compose, args):
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "pull", "pull stack images")
-def compose_pull(compose, args):
+async def compose_pull(compose, args):
     img_containers = [cnt for cnt in compose.containers if "image" in cnt]
     if args.services:
         services = set(args.services)
@@ -2072,27 +2093,33 @@ def compose_pull(compose, args):
     if not args.force_local:
         local_images = {cnt["image"] for cnt in img_containers if is_local(cnt)}
         images -= local_images
-    for image in images:
-        compose.podman.run([], "pull", [image], sleep=0)
+
+    sem = asyncio.Semaphore(args.parallel)
+
+    async def _pull(image: str):
+        async with sem:
+            return await compose.podman.run([], "pull", [image], sleep=0)
+
+    await asyncio.gather(*[_pull(image) for image in images])
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "push", "push stack images")
-def compose_push(compose, args):
+async def compose_push(compose, args):
     services = set(args.services)
     for cnt in compose.containers:
         if "build" not in cnt:
             continue
         if services and cnt["_service"] not in services:
             continue
-        compose.podman.run([], "push", [cnt["image"]], sleep=0)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "push", [cnt["image"]], sleep=0)
 
 
-def build_one(compose, args, cnt):
+async def build_one(compose, args, cnt):
     if "build" not in cnt:
         return None
     if getattr(args, "if_not_exists", None):
         try:
-            img_id = compose.podman.output(
+            img_id = await compose.podman.output(
                 [], "inspect", ["-t", "image", "-f", "{{.Id}}", cnt["image"]]
             )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
@@ -2148,40 +2175,41 @@ def build_one(compose, args, cnt):
             )
         )
     build_args.append(ctx)
-    status = compose.podman.run([], "build", build_args, sleep=0)
+    status = await compose.podman.run([], "build", build_args, sleep=0)
+    if status != 0:
+        raise Exception
     return status
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "build", "build stack images")
-def compose_build(compose, args):
-    # keeps the status of the last service/container built
-    status = 0
+async def compose_build(compose, args):
+    tasks = []
+    sem = asyncio.Semaphore(args.parallel)
 
-    def parse_return_code(obj, current_status):
-        if obj and obj.returncode != 0:
-            return obj.returncode
-        return current_status
+    async def safe_build_task(cnt):
+        async with sem:
+            return await build_one(compose, args, cnt)
 
     if args.services:
         container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
         compose.assert_services(args.services)
         for service in args.services:
             cnt = compose.container_by_name[container_names_by_service[service][0]]
-            p = build_one(compose, args, cnt)
-            status = parse_return_code(p, status)
-            if status != 0:
-                return status
+            tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(safe_build_task(cnt)))
+
     else:
         for cnt in compose.containers:
-            p = build_one(compose, args, cnt)
-            status = parse_return_code(p, status)
-            if status != 0:
-                return status
+            tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(safe_build_task(cnt)))
 
-    return status
+    for t in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+        status = await t
+        if status != 0:
+            sys.exit(status)
 
+    return 0
 
-def create_pods(compose, args):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+
+async def create_pods(compose, args):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     for pod in compose.pods:
         podman_args = [
             "create",
@@ -2196,7 +2224,7 @@ def create_pods(compose, args):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
             ports = [ports]
         for i in ports:
             podman_args.extend(["-p", str(i)])
-        compose.podman.run([], "pod", podman_args)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "pod", podman_args)
 
 
 def get_excluded(compose, args):
@@ -2213,7 +2241,7 @@ def get_excluded(compose, args):
 @cmd_run(
     podman_compose, "up", "Create and start the entire stack or some of its services"
 )
-def compose_up(compose, args):
+async def compose_up(compose: PodmanCompose, args):
     proj_name = compose.project_name
     excluded = get_excluded(compose, args)
     if not args.no_build:
@@ -2222,7 +2250,7 @@ def compose_up(compose, args):
         compose.commands["build"](compose, build_args)
 
     hashes = (
-        compose.podman.output(
+        (await compose.podman.output(
             [],
             "ps",
             [
@@ -2232,7 +2260,7 @@ def compose_up(compose, args):
                 "--format",
                 '{{ index .Labels "io.podman.compose.config-hash"}}',
             ],
-        )
+        ))
         .decode("utf-8")
         .splitlines()
     )
@@ -2246,15 +2274,15 @@ def compose_up(compose, args):
 
     podman_command = "run" if args.detach and not args.no_start else "create"
 
-    create_pods(compose, args)
+    await create_pods(compose, args)
     for cnt in compose.containers:
         if cnt["_service"] in excluded:
             log("** skipping: ", cnt["name"])
             continue
-        podman_args = container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=args.detach)
-        subproc = compose.podman.run([], podman_command, podman_args)
-        if podman_command == "run" and subproc and subproc.returncode:
-            compose.podman.run([], "start", [cnt["name"]])
+        podman_args = await container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=args.detach)
+        subproc = await compose.podman.run([], podman_command, podman_args)
+        if podman_command == "run" and subproc:
+            await compose.podman.run([], "start", [cnt["name"]])
     if args.no_start or args.detach or args.dry_run:
         return
     # TODO: handle already existing
@@ -2264,54 +2292,41 @@ def compose_up(compose, args):
     if exit_code_from:
         args.abort_on_container_exit = True
 
-    threads = []
-
     max_service_length = 0
     for cnt in compose.containers:
         curr_length = len(cnt["_service"])
         max_service_length = (
             curr_length if curr_length > max_service_length else max_service_length
         )
-    has_sed = os.path.isfile("/bin/sed")
+
+    tasks = set()
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.add_signal_handler(signal.SIGINT, lambda: [t.cancel("User exit") for t in tasks])
+
     for i, cnt in enumerate(compose.containers):
         # Add colored service prefix to output by piping output through sed
         color_idx = i % len(compose.console_colors)
         color = compose.console_colors[color_idx]
         space_suffix = " " * (max_service_length - len(cnt["_service"]) + 1)
-        log_formatter = "s/^/{}[{}]{}|\x1B[0m\\ /;".format(
+        log_formatter = "{}[{}]{}|\x1B[0m".format(
             color, cnt["_service"], space_suffix
         )
-        log_formatter = ["sed", "-e", log_formatter] if has_sed else None
         if cnt["_service"] in excluded:
             log("** skipping: ", cnt["name"])
             continue
-        # TODO: remove sleep from podman.run
-        obj = compose if exit_code_from == cnt["_service"] else None
-        thread = Thread(
-            target=compose.podman.run,
-            args=[[], "start", ["-a", cnt["name"]]],
-            kwargs={"obj": obj, "log_formatter": log_formatter},
-            daemon=True,
-            name=cnt["name"],
-        )
-        thread.start()
-        threads.append(thread)
-        time.sleep(1)
-
-    while threads:
-        to_remove = []
-        for thread in threads:
-            thread.join(timeout=1.0)
-            if not thread.is_alive():
-                to_remove.append(thread)
-                if args.abort_on_container_exit:
-                    time.sleep(1)
-                    exit_code = (
-                        compose.exit_code if compose.exit_code is not None else -1
-                    )
-                    sys.exit(exit_code)
-        for thread in to_remove:
-            threads.remove(thread)
+
+        tasks.add(asyncio.create_task(compose.podman.run([], "start", ["-a", cnt["name"]], wait=True, sleep=None, log_formatter=log_formatter), name=cnt["_service"]))
+
+    exit_code = 0
+    for task in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+        t = await task
+        if args.abort_on_container_exit:
+            [_.cancel() for _ in tasks if not _.cancelling() and not _.cancelled()]
+            if task.get_name() == exit_code_from:
+                exit_code = t
+
+    sys.exit(exit_code)
 
 
 def get_volume_names(compose, cnt):
@@ -2332,7 +2347,7 @@ def get_volume_names(compose, cnt):
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "down", "tear down entire stack")
-def compose_down(compose, args):
+async def compose_down(compose, args):
     excluded = get_excluded(compose, args)
     podman_args = []
     timeout_global = getattr(args, "timeout", None)
@@ -2348,14 +2363,14 @@ def compose_down(compose, args):
             timeout = str_to_seconds(timeout_str)
         if timeout is not None:
             podman_stop_args.extend(["-t", str(timeout)])
-        compose.podman.run([], "stop", [*podman_stop_args, cnt["name"]], sleep=0)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "stop", [*podman_stop_args, cnt["name"]], sleep=0)
     for cnt in containers:
         if cnt["_service"] in excluded:
             continue
-        compose.podman.run([], "rm", [cnt["name"]], sleep=0)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "rm", [cnt["name"]], sleep=0)
     if args.remove_orphans:
         names = (
-            compose.podman.output(
+            (await compose.podman.output(
                 [],
                 "ps",
                 [
@@ -2365,14 +2380,14 @@ def compose_down(compose, args):
                     "--format",
                     "{{ .Names }}",
                 ],
-            )
+            ))
             .decode("utf-8")
             .splitlines()
         )
         for name in names:
-            compose.podman.run([], "stop", [*podman_args, name], sleep=0)
+            await compose.podman.run([], "stop", [*podman_args, name], sleep=0)
         for name in names:
-            compose.podman.run([], "rm", [name], sleep=0)
+            await compose.podman.run([], "rm", [name], sleep=0)
     if args.volumes:
         vol_names_to_keep = set()
         for cnt in containers:
@@ -2380,22 +2395,22 @@ def compose_down(compose, args):
                 continue
             vol_names_to_keep.update(get_volume_names(compose, cnt))
         log("keep", vol_names_to_keep)
-        for volume_name in compose.podman.volume_ls():
+        async for volume_name in compose.podman.volume_ls():
             if volume_name in vol_names_to_keep:
                 continue
-            compose.podman.run([], "volume", ["rm", volume_name])
+            await compose.podman.run([], "volume", ["rm", volume_name])
 
     if excluded:
         return
     for pod in compose.pods:
-        compose.podman.run([], "pod", ["rm", pod["name"]], sleep=0)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "pod", ["rm", pod["name"]], sleep=0)
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "ps", "show status of containers")
-def compose_ps(compose, args):
+async def compose_ps(compose, args):
     proj_name = compose.project_name
     if args.quiet is True:
-        compose.podman.run(
+        await compose.podman.run(
             [],
             "ps",
             [
@@ -2407,7 +2422,7 @@ def compose_ps(compose, args):
             ],
         )
     else:
-        compose.podman.run(
+        await compose.podman.run(
             [], "ps", ["-a", "--filter", f"label=io.podman.compose.project={proj_name}"]
         )
 
@@ -2417,7 +2432,7 @@ def compose_ps(compose, args):
     "run",
     "create a container similar to a service to run a one-off command",
 )
-def compose_run(compose, args):
+async def compose_run(compose, args):
     create_pods(compose, args)
     compose.assert_services(args.service)
     container_names = compose.container_names_by_service[args.service]
@@ -2483,17 +2498,17 @@ def compose_run(compose, args):
     if args.rm and "restart" in cnt:
         del cnt["restart"]
     # run podman
-    podman_args = container_to_args(compose, cnt, args.detach)
+    podman_args = await container_to_args(compose, cnt, args.detach)
     if not args.detach:
         podman_args.insert(1, "-i")
         if args.rm:
             podman_args.insert(1, "--rm")
-    p = compose.podman.run([], "run", podman_args, sleep=0)
-    sys.exit(p.returncode)
+    p = await compose.podman.run([], "run", podman_args, sleep=0)
+    sys.exit(p)
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "exec", "execute a command in a running container")
-def compose_exec(compose, args):
+async def compose_exec(compose, args):
     compose.assert_services(args.service)
     container_names = compose.container_names_by_service[args.service]
     container_name = container_names[args.index - 1]
@@ -2518,11 +2533,11 @@ def compose_exec(compose, args):
     podman_args += [container_name]
     if args.cnt_command is not None and len(args.cnt_command) > 0:
         podman_args += args.cnt_command
-    p = compose.podman.run([], "exec", podman_args, sleep=0)
-    sys.exit(p.returncode)
+    p = await compose.podman.run([], "exec", podman_args, sleep=0)
+    sys.exit(p)
 
 
-def transfer_service_status(compose, args, action):
+async def transfer_service_status(compose, args, action):
     # TODO: handle dependencies, handle creations
     container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
     if not args.services:
@@ -2537,6 +2552,7 @@ def transfer_service_status(compose, args, action):
         targets = list(reversed(targets))
     podman_args = []
     timeout_global = getattr(args, "timeout", None)
+    tasks = []
     for target in targets:
         if action != "start":
             timeout = timeout_global
@@ -2548,26 +2564,27 @@ def transfer_service_status(compose, args, action):
                 timeout = str_to_seconds(timeout_str)
             if timeout is not None:
                 podman_args.extend(["-t", str(timeout)])
-        compose.podman.run([], action, podman_args + [target], sleep=0)
+        tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(compose.podman.run([], action, podman_args + [target], sleep=0)))
+    await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "start", "start specific services")
-def compose_start(compose, args):
+async def compose_start(compose, args):
     transfer_service_status(compose, args, "start")
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "stop", "stop specific services")
-def compose_stop(compose, args):
+async def compose_stop(compose, args):
     transfer_service_status(compose, args, "stop")
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "restart", "restart specific services")
-def compose_restart(compose, args):
+async def compose_restart(compose, args):
     transfer_service_status(compose, args, "restart")
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "logs", "show logs from services")
-def compose_logs(compose, args):
+async def compose_logs(compose, args):
     container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
     if not args.services and not args.latest:
         args.services = container_names_by_service.keys()
@@ -2594,7 +2611,7 @@ def compose_logs(compose, args):
         podman_args.extend(["--until", args.until])
     for target in targets:
         podman_args.append(target)
-    compose.podman.run([], "logs", podman_args)
+    await compose.podman.run([], "logs", podman_args)
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "config", "displays the compose file")
@@ -2635,31 +2652,31 @@ def _published_target(port_string):
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "pause", "Pause all running containers")
-def compose_pause(compose, args):
+async def compose_pause(compose, args):
     container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
     if not args.services:
         args.services = container_names_by_service.keys()
     targets = []
     for service in args.services:
         targets.extend(container_names_by_service[service])
-    compose.podman.run([], "pause", targets)
+    await compose.podman.run([], "pause", targets)
 
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, "unpause", "Unpause all running containers")
-def compose_unpause(compose, args):
+async def compose_unpause(compose, args):
     container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
     if not args.services:
         args.services = container_names_by_service.keys()
     targets = []
     for service in args.services:
         targets.extend(container_names_by_service[service])
-    compose.podman.run([], "unpause", targets)
+    await compose.podman.run([], "unpause", targets)
 
 
 @cmd_run(
     podman_compose, "kill", "Kill one or more running containers with a specific signal"
 )
-def compose_kill(compose, args):
+async def compose_kill(compose, args):
     # to ensure that the user did not execute the command by mistake
     if not args.services and not args.all:
         print(
@@ -2680,15 +2697,14 @@ def compose_kill(compose, args):
             targets.extend(container_names_by_service[service])
         for target in targets:
             podman_args.append(target)
-        compose.podman.run([], "kill", podman_args)
-
-    if args.services:
+        await compose.podman.run([], "kill", podman_args)
+    elif args.services:
         targets = []
         for service in args.services:
             targets.extend(container_names_by_service[service])
         for target in targets:
             podman_args.append(target)
-        compose.podman.run([], "kill", podman_args)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "kill", podman_args)
 
 
 @cmd_run(
@@ -2696,7 +2712,7 @@ def compose_kill(compose, args):
     "stats",
     "Display percentage of CPU, memory, network I/O, block I/O and PIDs for services.",
 )
-def compose_stats(compose, args):
+async def compose_stats(compose, args):
     container_names_by_service = compose.container_names_by_service
     if not args.services:
         args.services = container_names_by_service.keys()
@@ -2717,7 +2733,7 @@ def compose_stats(compose, args):
         podman_args.append(target)
 
     try:
-        compose.podman.run([], "stats", podman_args)
+        await compose.podman.run([], "stats", podman_args)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
 
@@ -3075,6 +3091,15 @@ def compose_ps_parse(parser):
     )
 
 
+@cmd_parse(podman_compose, ["build", "pull"])
+def compose_build_pull_parse(parser):
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--parallel",
+        type=int,
+        default=os.environ.get("PODMAN_PARALLEL", sys.maxsize)
+    )
+
+
 @cmd_parse(podman_compose, ["build", "up"])
 def compose_build_up_parse(parser):
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -3201,9 +3226,9 @@ def compose_stats_parse(parser):
     )
 
 
-def main():
-    podman_compose.run()
+async def main():
+    await podman_compose.run()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    asyncio.run(main(), debug=True)