diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/task_spawner.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/task_spawner.rs
index 2a847ecfa7..57286cce8b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/task_spawner.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/task_spawner.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 use beacon_processor::{AsyncFn, BeaconProcessorSend, BlockingOrAsync, Work, WorkEvent};
-use execution_layer::deposit_methods::Block;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc::error::TrySendError, oneshot};
 use types::EthSpec;
-use warp::{
-    http::StatusCode,
-    reply::{Reply, Response},
-};
+use warp::reply::{Reply, Response};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 enum Priority {
@@ -50,22 +46,9 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> TaskSpawner<E> {
                 beacon_processor_send,
                 priority,
                 BlockingOrAsync::Blocking(Box::new(process_fn)),
-            );
-
-            match rx.await {
-                // The beacon processor executed the task and sent a result.
-                Ok(func_result) => func_result.map(|r| warp::reply::json(&r).into_response()),
-                // The beacon processor dropped the channel without sending a
-                // result. The beacon processor dropped this task because its
-                // queues are full or it's shutting down.
-                Err(_) => Ok(warp::reply::with_status(
-                    warp::reply::json(
-                        &"The task did not execute. Server is overloaded or shutting down.",
-                    ),
-                    eth2::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                )
-                .into_response()),
-            }
+                rx,
+            )
+            .await
         } else {
             // There is no beacon processor, spawn a task directly on the tokio
             // executor.
@@ -74,11 +57,15 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> TaskSpawner<E> {
     }
 }
 
-fn send_to_beacon_processor<E: EthSpec>(
+async fn send_to_beacon_processor<E: EthSpec, T>(
     beacon_processor_send: &BeaconProcessorSend<E>,
     priority: Priority,
     process_fn: BlockingOrAsync,
-) -> Response {
+    rx: oneshot::Receiver<Result<T, warp::Rejection>>,
+) -> Result<Response, warp::Rejection>
+where
+    T: Serialize + Send + 'static,
+{
     let work = match priority {
         Priority::P0 => Work::ApiRequestP0(process_fn),
     };
@@ -88,17 +75,26 @@ fn send_to_beacon_processor<E: EthSpec>(
     };
 
     let error_message = match beacon_processor_send.try_send(work_event) {
-        Ok(()) => None,
-        Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => Some("The node is overloaded and the task was dropped."),
-        Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => Some("The node is shutting down and the task was dropped."),
+        Ok(()) => {
+            match rx.await {
+                // The beacon processor executed the task and sent a result.
+                Ok(func_result) => {
+                    return func_result.map(|r| warp::reply::json(&r).into_response())
+                }
+                // The beacon processor dropped the channel without sending a
+                // result. The beacon processor dropped this task because its
+                // queues are full or it's shutting down.
+                Err(_) => "The task did not execute. Server is overloaded or shutting down.",
+            }
+        }
+        Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => "The node is overloaded and the task was dropped.",
+        Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => "The node is shutting down and the task was dropped.",
     };
-    if let Some(error_message) = error_message {
-        return warp::reply::with_status(
-            warp::reply::json(&error_message),
-            eth2::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-        )
-        .into_response();
-    }
 
-    todo!()
+    let error_response = warp::reply::with_status(
+        warp::reply::json(&error_message),
+        eth2::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+    )
+    .into_response();
+    Ok(error_response)
 }