diff --git a/handler/lib/agoradesk_py.py b/handler/lib/agoradesk_py.py
index af565bd..b017f56 100644
--- a/handler/lib/agoradesk_py.py
+++ b/handler/lib/agoradesk_py.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from typing import Optional
 from typing import Union
 
 import arrow
-import httpx
+import treq
+from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks
 
 # Project imports
 import util
@@ -54,6 +55,25 @@ class AgoraDesk:
 
         logger.debug("creating instance of AgoraDesk API with api_key %s", self.api_key)
 
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def callback_api_call(self, response, result):
+        logger.debug(response)
+        text = yield response.content()
+        try:
+            result["response"] = json.loads(text)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            result["success"] = "ERROR"
+            result["message"] = "Error parsing JSON."
+            return result
+        result["status"] = response.code
+        if response.code == 200:
+            result["success"] = True
+            result["message"] = "OK"
+        else:
+            result["message"] = "API ERROR"
+
+        return result
+
     def _api_call(
         self,
         api_method: str,
@@ -81,51 +101,53 @@ class AgoraDesk:
             "status": None,
         }
 
-        try:
-            response = None
-            if http_method == "POST":
-                if query_values:
-                    response = httpx.post(
-                        url=api_call_url,
-                        headers=headers,
-                        content=json.dumps(query_values),
-                    )
-                else:
-                    response = httpx.post(
-                        url=api_call_url,
-                        headers=headers,
-                    )
-
+        response = None
+        if http_method == "POST":
+            if query_values:
+                # response = httpx.post(
+                #    url=api_call_url,
+                #    headers=headers,
+                #    content=json.dumps(query_values),
+                # )
+                response = treq.post(
+                    api_call_url,
+                    headers=headers,
+                    data=json.dumps(query_values),
+                )
             else:
-                response = httpx.get(url=api_call_url, headers=headers, params=query_values)
-
-            logger.debug(response)
-            result["response"] = json.loads(response.text)
-            result["status"] = response.status_code
-            if response.status_code == 200:
-                result["success"] = True
-                result["message"] = "OK"
-            else:
-                result["message"] = "API ERROR"
+                # response = httpx.post(
+                #    url=api_call_url,
+                #    headers=headers,
+                # )
+                response = treq.post(
+                    api_call_url,
+                    headers=headers,
+                )
 
-            return result
-        except httpx.ConnectError as error:
-            result["message"] = str(error)
-            result["status"] = 600
-            result["response"] = {"error": {"message": error}}
-            return result
-        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-            result["message"] = "Not JSON"
-            if response:
-                result["status"] = response.status_code
-                result["response"] = {"error": {"message": response.text}}
-            return result
-        except httpx.ReadTimeout:
-            result["message"] = "Read timed out"
-            if response:
-                result["status"] = response.status_code
-                result["response"] = {"error": {"message": response.text}}
-            return result
+        else:
+            # response = httpx.get(url=api_call_url, headers=headers, params=query_values)
+            response = treq.get(api_call_url, headers=headers, params=query_values)
+        if response:
+            response.addCallback(self.callback_api_call, result)
+        return response
+
+        # except httpx.ConnectError as error:
+        #    result["message"] = str(error)
+        #    result["status"] = 600
+        #    result["response"] = {"error": {"message": error}}
+        #    return result
+        # except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+        #    result["message"] = "Not JSON"
+        #    if response:
+        #        result["status"] = response.status_code
+        #        result["response"] = {"error": {"message": response.text}}
+        #    return result
+        # except httpx.ReadTimeout:
+        #   result["message"] = "Read timed out"
+        #   if response:
+        #       result["status"] = response.status_code
+        #       result["response"] = {"error": {"message": response.text}}
+        #   return result
 
     # Account related API Methods
     # ===========================
diff --git a/handler/lib/localbitcoins_py.py b/handler/lib/localbitcoins_py.py
index 5dddf1e..222f6e4 100644
--- a/handler/lib/localbitcoins_py.py
+++ b/handler/lib/localbitcoins_py.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import hmac as hmac_lib
 import requests
 import sys
 import time
+import treq
+from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks
 
 
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -98,6 +100,24 @@ class LocalBitcoins:
             params_encoded = urlparse(api_request.url).query
         return (api_request, params_encoded)
 
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def callback_api_call(self, response, result):
+        logger.debug(response)
+        text = yield response.content()
+        try:
+            result["response"] = json.loads(text)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            result["success"] = "ERROR"
+            result["message"] = "Error parsing JSON."
+            return result
+        result["status"] = response.code
+        if response.code == 200:
+            result["success"] = True
+            result["message"] = "OK"
+        else:
+            result["message"] = "API ERROR"
+        return result
+
     def _api_call(
         self,
         api_method: str,
@@ -116,6 +136,12 @@ class LocalBitcoins:
         nonce = str(int(time.time() * 1000)).encode("ascii")
         signature = self.sign_payload(nonce, url, params_encoded)
 
+        headers = {
+            "Apiauth-Key": self.hmac_key,
+            "Apiauth-Nonce": nonce,
+            "Apiauth-Signature": signature,
+        }
+
         api_request.headers["Apiauth-Key"] = self.hmac_key
         api_request.headers["Apiauth-Nonce"] = nonce
         api_request.headers["Apiauth-Signature"] = signature
@@ -132,6 +158,36 @@ class LocalBitcoins:
             "response": None,
             "status": None,
         }
+        response = None
+        if http_method == "POST":
+            if query_values:
+                # response = httpx.post(
+                #    url=api_call_url,
+                #    headers=headers,
+                #    content=json.dumps(query_values),
+                # )
+                response = treq.post(
+                    api_call_url,
+                    headers=headers,
+                    data=json.dumps(query_values),
+                )
+            else:
+                # response = httpx.post(
+                #    url=api_call_url,
+                #    headers=headers,
+                # )
+                response = treq.post(
+                    api_call_url,
+                    headers=headers,
+                )
+
+        else:
+            # response = httpx.get(url=api_call_url, headers=headers, params=query_values)
+            response = treq.get(api_call_url, headers=headers, params=query_values)
+        if response:
+            response.addCallback(self.callback_api_call, result)
+        return response
+
         session = requests.Session()
         try:
             response = session.send(api_request)