diff --git a/nano/load_test/entry.cpp b/nano/load_test/entry.cpp
index 5c76cb752..a2a37123b 100644
--- a/nano/load_test/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/load_test/entry.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-#include <nano/boost/asio/bind_executor.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/asio/connect.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
-#include <nano/boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/asio/strand.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/beast/core/flat_buffer.hpp>
 #include <nano/boost/beast/http.hpp>
@@ -92,6 +90,222 @@ public:
 	bool error{ false };
 };
 
+class send_receive_impl;
+class start_receive_session_impl;
+class rpc_request_impl;
+
+class start_receive_session_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<start_receive_session_impl>
+{
+private:
+	socket_type socket;
+	std::atomic<int> & send_calls_remaining;
+	tcp::resolver::results_type const & results;
+
+	std::string const wallet;
+	std::string const source;
+	std::string const destination;
+
+	std::string const block;
+
+	boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer;
+	http::request<http::string_body> req;
+	http::response<http::string_body> res;
+
+public:
+	start_receive_session_impl (
+	boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a,
+	tcp::resolver::results_type const & results_a,
+	std::string const & wallet_a,
+	std::string const & source_a,
+	std::string const & destination_a,
+	std::atomic<int> & send_calls_remaining_a,
+	std::string const block_a) :
+		socket{ io_ctx_a },
+		send_calls_remaining{ send_calls_remaining_a },
+		results{ results_a },
+		wallet{ wallet_a },
+		source{ source_a },
+		destination{ destination_a },
+		block{ std::move (block_a) }
+	{
+	}
+
+	void start ()
+	{
+		async_connect ();
+	}
+
+private:
+	void async_connect ()
+	{
+		boost::asio::async_connect (socket, results.cbegin (), results.cend (),
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & ec, tcp::resolver::iterator iterator) {
+			this_l->request_receive ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void request_receive ()
+	{
+		boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+		request.put ("action", "receive");
+		request.put ("wallet", wallet);
+		request.put ("account", destination);
+		request.put ("block", block);
+		std::stringstream ostream;
+		boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, request);
+
+		req.method (http::verb::post);
+		req.version (11);
+		req.target ("/");
+		req.body () = ostream.str ();
+		req.prepare_payload ();
+
+		async_write ();
+	}
+
+	void async_write ()
+	{
+		http::async_write (socket, req,
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & error_code, std::size_t bytes_transferred) {
+			debug_assert (!error_code);
+			debug_assert (bytes_transferred > 0);
+			this_l->async_read ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void async_read ()
+	{
+		http::async_read (socket, buffer, res,
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & error_code, std::size_t bytes_transferred) {
+			debug_assert (!error_code);
+			debug_assert (bytes_transferred > 0);
+			--this_l->send_calls_remaining;
+			this_l->socket_shutdown ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void socket_shutdown ()
+	{
+		// Gracefully close the socket
+		boost::system::error_code ec;
+		socket.shutdown (tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
+		debug_assert (!ec || ec == boost::system::errc::not_connected);
+	}
+};
+
+class send_receive_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<send_receive_impl>
+{
+private:
+	boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx;
+	socket_type socket;
+
+	std::string const wallet;
+	std::string const source;
+	std::string const destination;
+
+	std::atomic<int> & send_calls_remaining;
+	tcp::resolver::results_type const results;
+
+	boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer;
+	http::request<http::string_body> req;
+	http::response<http::string_body> res;
+
+	std::shared_ptr<start_receive_session_impl> start_receive_session = nullptr;
+
+public:
+	send_receive_impl (
+	boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a,
+	std::string const & wallet_a,
+	std::string const & source_a,
+	std::string const & destination_a,
+	std::atomic<int> & send_calls_remaining_a,
+	tcp::resolver::results_type const & results_a) :
+		io_ctx{ io_ctx_a },
+		socket{ io_ctx },
+		wallet{ wallet_a },
+		source{ source_a },
+		destination{ destination_a },
+		send_calls_remaining{ send_calls_remaining_a },
+		results{ results_a }
+	{
+	}
+
+	void start ()
+	{
+		async_connect ();
+	}
+
+private:
+	void async_connect ()
+	{
+		boost::asio::async_connect (socket, results.cbegin (), results.cend (),
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & ec, tcp::resolver::iterator iterator) {
+			this_l->request_send ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void request_send ()
+	{
+		boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+		request.put ("action", "send");
+		request.put ("wallet", wallet);
+		request.put ("source", source);
+		request.put ("destination", destination);
+		request.put ("amount", "1");
+		std::stringstream ostream;
+		boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, request);
+
+		req.method (http::verb::post);
+		req.version (11);
+		req.target ("/");
+		req.body () = ostream.str ();
+		req.prepare_payload ();
+
+		async_write ();
+	}
+
+	void async_write ()
+	{
+		http::async_write (socket, req,
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & error_code, std::size_t bytes_transferred) {
+			debug_assert (!error_code);
+			debug_assert (bytes_transferred > 0);
+			this_l->async_read ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void async_read ()
+	{
+		http::async_read (socket, buffer, res,
+		[this_l = shared_from_this ()] (boost::system::error_code const & error_code, std::size_t bytes_transferred) {
+			debug_assert (!error_code);
+			debug_assert (bytes_transferred > 0);
+			this_l->receive_start ();
+			this_l->socket_shutdown ();
+		});
+	}
+
+	void socket_shutdown ()
+	{
+		// Shut down send socket
+		boost::system::error_code ec;
+		socket.shutdown (tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
+		debug_assert (!ec || ec == boost::system::errc::not_connected);
+	}
+
+	void receive_start ()
+	{
+		boost::property_tree::ptree json;
+		std::stringstream body (res.body ());
+		boost::property_tree::read_json (body, json);
+		auto block = json.get<std::string> ("block");
+
+		start_receive_session = std::make_shared<start_receive_session_impl> (
+		io_ctx, results, wallet, source, destination, send_calls_remaining, block);
+		start_receive_session->start ();
+	}
+};
+
 class rpc_request_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<rpc_request_impl>
 {
 private:
@@ -188,75 +402,6 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
-void send_receive (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx, std::string const & wallet, std::string const & source, std::string const & destination, std::atomic<int> & send_calls_remaining, tcp::resolver::results_type const & results, boost::asio::yield_context yield)
-{
-	boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer;
-	http::request<http::string_body> req;
-	http::response<http::string_body> res;
-	socket_type socket (io_ctx);
-
-	boost::asio::async_connect (socket, results.cbegin (), results.cend (), yield);
-
-	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
-	request.put ("action", "send");
-	request.put ("wallet", wallet);
-	request.put ("source", source);
-	request.put ("destination", destination);
-	request.put ("amount", "1");
-	std::stringstream ostream;
-	boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, request);
-
-	req.method (http::verb::post);
-	req.version (11);
-	req.target ("/");
-	req.body () = ostream.str ();
-	req.prepare_payload ();
-
-	http::async_write (socket, req, yield);
-	http::async_read (socket, buffer, res, yield);
-	boost::property_tree::ptree json;
-	std::stringstream body (res.body ());
-	boost::property_tree::read_json (body, json);
-	auto block = json.get<std::string> ("block");
-
-	// Shut down send socket
-	boost::system::error_code ec;
-	socket.shutdown (tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
-	debug_assert (!ec || ec == boost::system::errc::not_connected);
-
-	{
-		// Start receive session
-		boost::beast::flat_buffer buffer;
-		http::request<http::string_body> req;
-		http::response<http::string_body> res1;
-		socket_type socket (io_ctx);
-
-		boost::asio::async_connect (socket, results.cbegin (), results.cend (), yield);
-
-		boost::property_tree::ptree request;
-		request.put ("action", "receive");
-		request.put ("wallet", wallet);
-		request.put ("account", destination);
-		request.put ("block", block);
-		std::stringstream ostream;
-		boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, request);
-
-		req.method (http::verb::post);
-		req.version (11);
-		req.target ("/");
-		req.body () = ostream.str ();
-		req.prepare_payload ();
-
-		http::async_write (socket, req, yield);
-		http::async_read (socket, buffer, res, yield);
-		--send_calls_remaining;
-		// Gracefully close the socket
-		boost::system::error_code ec;
-		socket.shutdown (tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
-		debug_assert (!ec || ec == boost::system::errc::not_connected);
-	}
-}
-
 boost::property_tree::ptree rpc_request (boost::property_tree::ptree const & request, boost::asio::io_context & ioc, tcp::resolver::results_type const & results)
 {
 	auto rpc_request = std::make_shared<rpc_request_impl> (request, ioc, results);
@@ -490,7 +635,6 @@ int main (int argc, char * const * argv)
 		std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t> dist (0, destination_accounts.size () - 1);
 
 		std::atomic<int> send_calls_remaining{ send_count };
-
 		for (auto i = 0; i < send_count; ++i)
 		{
 			account * destination_account;
@@ -505,8 +649,11 @@ int main (int argc, char * const * argv)
 			}
 
 			// Send from genesis account to different accounts and receive the funds
-			boost::asio::spawn (ioc, [&ioc, &primary_node_results, &wallet, destination_account, &send_calls_remaining] (boost::asio::yield_context yield) {
-				send_receive (ioc, wallet, nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account (), destination_account->as_string, send_calls_remaining, primary_node_results, yield);
+			auto send_receive = std::make_shared<send_receive_impl> (ioc, wallet, nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account (), destination_account->as_string, send_calls_remaining, primary_node_results);
+			boost::asio::strand<boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> strand{ ioc.get_executor () };
+			boost::asio::post (strand,
+			[send_receive] () {
+				send_receive->start ();
 			});
 		}