diff --git a/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc b/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
index 1e8658088..96871758d 100644
--- a/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
+++ b/maxutils/maxbase/src/http.cc
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 #include <maxbase/http.hh>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <map>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
+#include <thread>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <maxbase/assert.h>
 #include <maxbase/string.hh>
@@ -144,177 +146,6 @@ struct Context
     Errbuf *           pErrbuf;
 };
 
-void execute(CURLM* pCurlm,
-             const Config& config,
-             unordered_map<CURL*, Context>& curls)
-{
-    int timeout_ms = (config.connect_timeout_s + config.timeout_s) * 1000;
-    int still_running {0};
-    int numfs {0};
-    int repeats {0};
-
-    CURLMcode rv = curl_multi_perform(pCurlm, &still_running);
-
-    if (rv == CURLM_OK)
-    {
-        while ((rv == CURLM_OK) && (still_running != 0))
-        {
-            fd_set fdread;
-            fd_set fdwrite;
-            fd_set fdexcep;
-
-            FD_ZERO(&fdread);
-            FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);
-            FD_ZERO(&fdexcep);
-
-            long default_timeout = 100; // 100ms
-
-            long curl_timeout = -1;
-            curl_multi_timeout(pCurlm, &curl_timeout);
-
-            if ((curl_timeout >= 0) && (curl_timeout < default_timeout))
-            {
-                default_timeout = curl_timeout;
-            }
-
-            struct timeval timeout = { 0, default_timeout };
-
-            int maxfd;
-            rv = curl_multi_fdset(pCurlm, &fdread, &fdwrite, &fdexcep, &maxfd);
-
-            if (rv == CURLM_OK)
-            {
-                int rc;
-
-                if (maxfd == -1)
-                {
-                    struct timeval wait = { 0, 100 * 1000 }; /* 100ms */
-                    rc = select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &wait);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    rc = select(maxfd + 1,  &fdread, &fdwrite, &fdexcep, &timeout);
-                }
-
-                switch (rc)
-                {
-                case -1:
-                    mxb_assert(!true);
-                    MXB_ERROR("select() failed: %s", mxb_strerror(errno));
-                    rv = CURLM_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-                    break;
-
-                case 0:
-                default:
-                    rv = curl_multi_perform(pCurlm, &still_running);
-                    if (rv != CURLM_OK)
-                    {
-                        MXB_ERROR("curl_multi_perform() failed, error: %d, %s", (int)rv, curl_multi_strerror(rv));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                MXB_ERROR("curl_multi_fdset() failed, error: %d, %s", (int)rv, curl_multi_strerror(rv));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        MXB_ERROR("curl_multi_perform() failed, error: %d, %s", (int)rv, curl_multi_strerror(rv));
-    }
-
-    if (rv == CURLM_OK)
-    {
-        int nRemaining = 0;
-        do
-        {
-            CURLMsg* pMsg = curl_multi_info_read(pCurlm, &nRemaining);
-            if (pMsg && (pMsg->msg == CURLMSG_DONE))
-            {
-                CURL* pCurl = pMsg->easy_handle;
-                auto it = curls.find(pCurl);
-                mxb_assert(it != curls.end());
-
-                auto& context = it->second;
-                Result* pResult = context.pResult;
-                Errbuf* pErrbuf = context.pErrbuf;
-
-                long code;
-                curl_easy_getinfo(pCurl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &code);
-                pResult->code = code;
-
-                if ((code == 0) && pResult->body.empty())
-                {
-                    pResult->body = pErrbuf->data();
-                }
-
-                curls.erase(it);
-                curl_multi_remove_handle(pCurlm, pCurl);
-                curl_easy_cleanup(pCurl);
-            }
-        }
-        while (nRemaining != 0);
-    }
-}
-
-vector<Result> get_curlm(CURLM* pCurlm,
-                         const std::vector<std::string>& urls,
-                         const std::string& user, const std::string& password,
-                         const Config& config)
-{
-    vector<Result> results;
-    vector<array<char, CURL_ERROR_SIZE + 1>> errbufs;
-    unordered_map<CURL*, Context> curls;
-
-    results.reserve(urls.size());
-    errbufs.reserve(urls.size());
-
-    size_t i;
-    for (i = 0; i < urls.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        results.resize(i + 1);
-        errbufs.resize(i + 1);
-
-        CURL* pCurl = get_easy_curl(urls[i], user, password, config, &results[i], errbufs[i].data());
-
-        if (!pCurl || (curl_multi_add_handle(pCurlm, pCurl) != CURLM_OK))
-        {
-            mxb_assert(!true);
-            if (pCurl)
-            {
-                curl_easy_cleanup(pCurl);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            curls.insert(std::make_pair(pCurl, Context(&results[i], &errbufs[i])));
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (i == urls.size())
-    {
-        // Success
-        execute(pCurlm, config, curls);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        --i;
-        mxb_assert(i == curls.size());
-
-        for (auto& item : curls)
-        {
-            CURL* pCurl = item.first;
-            MXB_AT_DEBUG(CURLMcode rv =) curl_multi_remove_handle(pCurlm, pCurl);
-            mxb_assert(rv == CURLM_OK);
-            curl_easy_cleanup(pCurl);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return results;
-}
-
 class ErrorImp : public Async::Imp
 {
 public:
@@ -635,7 +466,6 @@ Result get(const std::string& url, const std::string& user, const std::string& p
     CURL* pCurl = get_easy_curl(url, user, password, config, &res, errbuf);
     mxb_assert(pCurl);
 
-
     if (curl_easy_perform(pCurl) == CURLE_OK)
     {
         long code = 0; // needs to be a long
@@ -662,20 +492,25 @@ vector<Result> get(const std::vector<std::string>& urls,
                    const std::string& user, const std::string& password,
                    const Config& config)
 {
-    vector<Result> results;
-    results.reserve(urls.size());
+    Async http = get_async(urls, user, password, config);
 
-    CURLM* pCurlm = curl_multi_init();
-    mxb_assert(pCurlm);
-
-    if (pCurlm)
+    while (http.perform() == Async::PENDING)
     {
-        results = get_curlm(pCurlm, urls, user, password, config);
+        long ms = http.wait_no_more_than();
 
-        if (curl_multi_cleanup(pCurlm) != CURLM_OK)
+        if (ms > 100)
         {
-            mxb_assert(!true);
+            ms = 100;
         }
+
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(ms));
+    }
+
+    vector<Result> results(http.results());
+
+    if (results.size() != urls.size())
+    {
+        results.resize(urls.size());
     }
 
     return results;