diff --git a/exts/utils.py b/exts/utils.py
index 85ef806..5b25256 100644
--- a/exts/utils.py
+++ b/exts/utils.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class Utils:
 
     @commands.command(name='iss')
     async def iss_loc(self, ctx):
-        async with ctx.typing():
+        def gen_image():
             async with self.bot.aio_session.get('https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544') as response:
                 iss_loc = await response.json()
 
@@ -549,9 +549,13 @@ class Utils:
             plt.plot(x, y, 'ok', markersize=10, color='red')
             plt.text(x, y, '  ISS', fontsize=20, color='red')
 
-            with BytesIO() as output:
-                plt.savefig(output, format='png', transparent=True)
-                output.seek(0)
+            img = BytesIO()
+            plt.savefig(img, format='png', transparent=True)
+            img.seek(0)
+            return img
+
+        async with ctx.typing():
+            async with self.bot.loop.run_in_executor(self.bot.tpe, gen_image) as output:
                 await ctx.send(file=discord.File(output, 'output.png'))
 
 # TODO Create Help command
diff --git a/geeksbot.py b/geeksbot.py
index 6264688..0e3307b 100644
--- a/geeksbot.py
+++ b/geeksbot.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from postgres import Postgres
 from collections import deque
 from googleapiclient.discovery import build
 import asyncpg
+from concurrent import futures
 
 
 log_format = '{asctime}.{msecs:03.0f}|{levelname:<8}|{name}::{message}'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class Geeksbot(commands.Bot):
         self.voice_chans = {}
         self.spam_list = {}
         self.gcs_service = build('customsearch', 'v1', developerKey=self.bot_secrets['google_search_key'])
+        self.tpe = futures.ThreadPoolExecutor()
 
     async def connect_db(self):
         self.db_con = await asyncpg.create_pool(host=self.bot_secrets['db_con']['host'],