diff --git a/custom_components/mail_and_packages/helpers.py b/custom_components/mail_and_packages/helpers.py
index 3d7ae3de..e0e7ab37 100644
--- a/custom_components/mail_and_packages/helpers.py
+++ b/custom_components/mail_and_packages/helpers.py
@@ -1163,10 +1163,12 @@ def get_amazon_image(
 
     if img_url is not None:
         # Download the image we found
-        hass.add_job(download_img(img_url, image_path, image_name))
+        hass.add_job(download_img(hass, img_url, image_path, image_name))
 
 
-async def download_img(img_url: str, img_path: str, img_name: str) -> None:
+async def download_img(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, img_url: str, img_path: str, img_name: str
+) -> None:
     """Download image from url."""
     img_path = f"{img_path}amazon/"
     filepath = f"{img_path}{img_name}"
@@ -1181,9 +1183,9 @@ async def download_img(img_url: str, img_path: str, img_name: str) -> None:
             if "image" in content_type:
                 data = await resp.read()
                 _LOGGER.debug("Downloading image to: %s", filepath)
-                with open(filepath, "wb") as the_file:
-                    the_file.write(data)
-                    _LOGGER.debug("Amazon image downloaded")
+                the_file = await hass.async_add_executor_job(open, filepath, "wb")
+                the_file.write(data)
+                _LOGGER.debug("Amazon image downloaded")
 
 
 def _process_amazon_forwards(email_list: Union[List[str], None]) -> list:
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index a727abb9..c52d87b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ async def test_usps_exception(hass, mock_imap_usps_exception):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_download_img(
+    hass,
     aioclient_mock,
     mock_osremove,
     mock_osmakedir,
@@ -960,6 +961,7 @@ async def test_download_img(
     m_open = mock_open()
     with patch("builtins.open", m_open, create=True):
         await download_img(
+            hass,
             "http://fake.website.com/not/a/real/website/image.jpg",
             "/fake/directory/",
             "testfilename.jpg",
@@ -971,10 +973,11 @@ async def test_download_img(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_download_img_error(aioclient_mock_error, caplog):
+async def test_download_img_error(hass, aioclient_mock_error, caplog):
     m_open = mock_open()
     with patch("builtins.open", m_open, create=True):
         await download_img(
+            hass,
             "http://fake.website.com/not/a/real/website/image.jpg",
             "/fake/directory/",
             "testfilename.jpg",