diff --git a/packages/utils/src/storage.ts b/packages/utils/src/storage.ts
index 999251082..f184ae22c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/storage.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/storage.ts
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ export class BlockStorage implements Blocks, Startable {
     }
   }
 
-  async createSession (root: CID, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<Blocks> {
+  async createSession (root: CID, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<Blockstore> {
     const releaseLock = await this.lock.readLock()
 
     try {
-      const blocks = await this.child.createSession?.(root, options)
+      const blocks = await this.child.createSession(root, options)
 
       if (blocks == null) {
         throw new CodeError('Sessions not supported', 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED')
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/utils/networked-storage.ts b/packages/utils/src/utils/networked-storage.ts
index 3f012174e..57b58c78e 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/utils/networked-storage.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/utils/networked-storage.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ export class NetworkedStorage implements Blocks, Startable {
       this.blockBrokers.map(async broker => broker.announce?.(cid, block, options))
     )
 
-    await Promise.all(
-      this.blockBrokers.map(async broker => broker.announce?.(cid, block, options))
-    )
-
     options.onProgress?.(new CustomProgressEvent<CID>('blocks:put:blockstore:put', cid))
 
     return this.child.put(cid, block, options)
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/storage.spec.ts b/packages/utils/test/storage.spec.ts
index db93c844d..42c5a5b49 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/storage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/test/storage.spec.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ import { BlockStorage } from '../src/storage.js'
 import { createBlock } from './fixtures/create-block.js'
 import type { Blocks } from '@helia/interface'
 import type { Pins } from '@helia/interface/pins'
+import type { Blockstore } from 'interface-blockstore'
 import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 
+class MemoryBlocks extends MemoryBlockstore implements Blocks {
+  async createSession (): Promise<Blockstore> {
+    throw new Error('Not implemented')
+  }
+}
+
 describe('storage', () => {
   let storage: BlockStorage
   let blockstore: Blocks
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ describe('storage', () => {
 
     const datastore = new MemoryDatastore()
 
-    blockstore = new MemoryBlockstore()
+    blockstore = new MemoryBlocks()
     pins = new PinsImpl(datastore, blockstore, [])
     storage = new BlockStorage(blockstore, pins, {
       holdGcLock: true