diff --git a/hermes_cli/web_server.py b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
index fa270747528..2ba21a8ed95 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/web_server.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/web_server.py
@@ -10481,7 +10481,10 @@ async def cron_fire_webhook(request: Request):
     if not job_id:
         return JSONResponse({"error": "missing job_id"}, status_code=400)
 
-    profile = _find_cron_job_profile(job_id)
+    # _find_cron_job_profile walks every profile and lists its jobs (file
+    # I/O per profile) — run it off the event loop like the other cron
+    # dashboard endpoints.
+    profile = await _run_cron_dashboard_io(_find_cron_job_profile, job_id)
     if not profile:
         # Job is gone (cancelled / completed) — nothing to fire. 200 so NAS
         # does not retry a fire that is intentionally absent.
@@ -10556,7 +10559,11 @@ async def instantiate_blueprint(body: AutomationBlueprintInstantiate, profile: s
         # Blueprint-created jobs deliver to the dashboard's configured target by
         # default; the form's deliver slot overrides via spec["deliver"].
         spec.pop("origin", None)
-        return _call_cron_for_profile(profile, "create_job", **spec)
+        # create_job does per-profile file I/O — keep it off the event loop
+        # like the sibling cron endpoints (partial avoids **spec keys ever
+        # colliding with the wrapper's own parameters).
+        _create = functools.partial(_call_cron_for_profile, profile, "create_job", **spec)
+        return await _run_cron_dashboard_io(_create)
     except HTTPException:
         raise
     except Exception as e: