diff --git a/lib/external_path/external_path_service.dart b/lib/external_path/external_path_service.dart
index 0d3583da5..2d5549bd8 100644
--- a/lib/external_path/external_path_service.dart
+++ b/lib/external_path/external_path_service.dart
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ class ExternalPathService {
       return;
     }
     try {
-      readMetadata(File(path), getImage: true).then(
-        (data) => _playerService.startPlaylist(
-          listName: path,
-          audios: [Audio.fromMetadata(path: path, data: data)],
-        ),
+      final metadata = readMetadata(File(path), getImage: true);
+      _playerService.startPlaylist(
+        listName: path,
+        audios: [Audio.fromMetadata(path: path, data: metadata)],
       );
     } on Exception catch (e) {
       printMessageInDebugMode(e);
@@ -61,11 +60,10 @@ class ExternalPathService {
       try {
         openFile().then((xfile) {
           if (xfile?.path == null) return;
-          readMetadata(File(xfile!.path), getImage: true).then(
-            (metadata) => _playerService.startPlaylist(
-              listName: xfile.path,
-              audios: [Audio.fromMetadata(path: xfile.path, data: metadata)],
-            ),
+          final metadata = readMetadata(File(xfile!.path), getImage: true);
+          _playerService.startPlaylist(
+            listName: xfile.path,
+            audios: [Audio.fromMetadata(path: xfile.path, data: metadata)],
           );
         });
       } on Exception catch (e) {
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ class ExternalPathService {
         audios.add(
           Audio.fromMetadata(
             path: path,
-            data: await readMetadata(
+            data: readMetadata(
               File(e.link.replaceAll('file://', '')),
               getImage: true,
             ),
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ class ExternalPathService {
         audios.add(
           Audio.fromMetadata(
             path: e.file!,
-            data: await readMetadata(File(e.file!), getImage: true),
+            data: readMetadata(File(e.file!), getImage: true),
           ),
         );
       }
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/local_audio_service.dart b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_service.dart
index f1987d423..a9c3d023c 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/local_audio_service.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_service.dart
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ FutureOr<ImportResult> _readAudiosFromDirectory(String? directory) async {
     for (final e in entities) {
       try {
         if (e is File && e.isValidMedia) {
-          final metadata = await readMetadata(e, getImage: false);
+          final metadata = readMetadata(e, getImage: false);
           newAudios.add(Audio.fromMetadata(path: e.path, data: metadata));
         }
       } on Exception catch (error) {
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/local_cover_service.dart b/lib/local_audio/local_cover_service.dart
index 8d6d5de4c..00af001ad 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/local_cover_service.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/local_cover_service.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class LocalCoverService {
     required String path,
   }) async {
     if (albumId.isNotEmpty == true) {
-      final metadata = await readMetadata(File(path), getImage: true);
+      final metadata = readMetadata(File(path), getImage: true);
       final cover = _put(
         albumId: albumId,
         data: metadata.pictures
diff --git a/lib/playlists/view/playlist_page.dart b/lib/playlists/view/playlist_page.dart
index f9bf09a14..efe6d6aee 100644
--- a/lib/playlists/view/playlist_page.dart
+++ b/lib/playlists/view/playlist_page.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class PlaylistPage extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
               if (value == null) return;
               final file = File.fromUri(value);
               if (file.isValidMedia) {
-                final data = await readMetadata(file, getImage: true);
+                final data = readMetadata(file, getImage: true);
                 var audio = Audio.fromMetadata(path: file.path, data: data);
                 playlist?.add(audio);
               }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 684808b79..7491cb1d2 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: audio_metadata_reader
-      sha256: "40bd155e2ab0de725656235c51bb8441d2af49e793f0a643653801e05a693eb4"
+      sha256: cc575b48df1f3a5cd1586082d2e02578ce58c67d7742f7c0bfca264a03c51627
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.0.6"
+    version: "0.0.8"
   audio_service:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -969,10 +969,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: mime
-      sha256: "801fd0b26f14a4a58ccb09d5892c3fbdeff209594300a542492cf13fba9d247a"
+      sha256: "41a20518f0cb1256669420fdba0cd90d21561e560ac240f26ef8322e45bb7ed6"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.6"
+    version: "2.0.0"
   mockito:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 9da423b43..0e1008fc8 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ environment:
 
 dependencies:
   animated_emoji: ^3.1.0
-  audio_metadata_reader: 0.0.6
+  audio_metadata_reader: 0.0.8
   audio_service: ^0.18.12
   audio_service_mpris:
     git: