diff --git a/saturnfs/client/saturnfs.py b/saturnfs/client/saturnfs.py
index c95cc07..0c76114 100644
--- a/saturnfs/client/saturnfs.py
+++ b/saturnfs/client/saturnfs.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 import math
 import os
 import weakref
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from copy import copy
 from datetime import datetime
+from functools import partial
 from glob import has_magic
 from io import BytesIO, TextIOWrapper
 from typing import Any, BinaryIO, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, overload
@@ -777,7 +779,7 @@ def rm_bulk(self, paths: List[str], callback: Callback = DEFAULT_CALLBACK):
                 i += settings.OBJECT_STORAGE_MAX_LIST_COUNT
 
     def rsync(self, source: str, destination: str, delete_missing: bool = False, **kwargs):
-        kwargs["fs"] = SaturnGenericFilesystem(sfs=self)
+        kwargs["fs"] = SaturnGenericFilesystem()
         return rsync(source, destination, delete_missing=delete_missing, **kwargs)
 
     def list_uploads(
@@ -1231,10 +1233,10 @@ class SaturnGenericFilesystem(GenericFileSystem):
     def __init__(
         self,
         default_method="current",
-        sfs: Optional[SaturnFS] = None,
+        max_workers: int = settings.SATURNFS_DEFAULT_MAX_WORKERS,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        self.sfs = sfs or SaturnFS()
+        self._thread_pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers, thread_name_prefix="sfs-generic")
         super().__init__(default_method, **kwargs)
 
     async def _cp_file(
@@ -1257,9 +1259,17 @@ async def _cp_file(
         if self._is_local(proto1) and self._is_saturnfs(proto2):
             if blocksize < settings.S3_MIN_PART_SIZE:
                 blocksize = settings.S3_MIN_PART_SIZE
-            return self.sfs.put_file(path1, path2, block_size=blocksize, **kwargs)
+            sfs = SaturnFS()
+            return await self.loop.run_in_executor(
+                self._thread_pool,
+                partial(sfs.put_file, path1, path2, block_size=blocksize, max_workers=1, **kwargs),
+            )
         elif self._is_saturnfs(proto1) and self._is_local(proto2):
-            return self.sfs.get_file(path1, path2, block_size=blocksize, **kwargs)
+            sfs = SaturnFS()
+            return await self.loop.run_in_executor(
+                self._thread_pool,
+                partial(sfs.get_file, path1, path2, block_size=blocksize, max_workers=1, **kwargs),
+            )
 
         return await super()._cp_file(url, url2, blocksize, **kwargs)