diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_blog_import.py b/src/plugins/plugin_blog_import.py
index a47e36cf..dfef054a 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_blog_import.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_blog_import.py
@@ -121,24 +121,26 @@ class BlogImportPlugin(object):
 
         return mb_data
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def importSubItems(self, client, item_import_data, mb_data, session, options):
         # comments data
         if len(item_import_data['comments']) != 1:
             raise NotImplementedError(u"can't manage multiple comment links")
         allow_comments = C.bool(mb_data.get('allow_comments', C.BOOL_FALSE))
         if allow_comments:
-            comments_service, comments_node = self._m.getCommentsService(client), self._m.getCommentsNode(mb_data['id'])
+            comments_service = yield self._m.getCommentsService(client)
+            comments_node = self._m.getCommentsNode(mb_data['id'])
             mb_data['comments_service'] = comments_service.full()
             mb_data['comments_node'] = comments_node
             recurse_kwargs = {
                 'items_import_data':item_import_data['comments'][0],
                 'service':comments_service,
                 'node':comments_node}
-            return recurse_kwargs
+            defer.returnValue(recurse_kwargs)
         else:
             if item_import_data['comments'][0]:
                 raise exceptions.DataError(u"allow_comments set to False, but comments are there")
-            return None
+            defer.returnValue(None)
 
     def publishItem(self, client, mb_data, service, node, session):
         log.debug(u"uploading item [{id}]: {title}".format(id=mb_data['id'], title=mb_data.get('title','')))
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py b/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
index c78ebff4..05d84b2c 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_tickets_import.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class TicketsImportPlugin(object):
         # TODO: handle "private" metadata, to have non public access for node
         # TODO: node access/publish model should be customisable
         comments = ticket_data.get('comments', [])
-        service, node = self._m.getCommentsService(client), self._m.getCommentsNode(session['root_node'] + u'_' + ticket_data['id'])
+        service = yield self._m.getCommentsService(client)
+        node = self._m.getCommentsNode(session['root_node'] + u'_' + ticket_data['id'])
         node_options = {self._p.OPT_ACCESS_MODEL: self._p.ACCESS_OPEN,
                         self._p.OPT_PERSIST_ITEMS: 1,
                         self._p.OPT_MAX_ITEMS: -1,
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py
index 9799a9c8..fbfde631 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class XEP_0277(object):
         try:
             comments_service = jid.JID(mb_data['comments_service'])
         except KeyError:
-            comments_service = self.getCommentsService(client, service)
+            comments_service = yield self.getCommentsService(client, service)
 
         try:
             yield self._p.createNode(client, comments_service, comments_node, options)