diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py b/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
index fa0d4c0e..6174da60 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/fsspec.py
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 integration.
 """
 
-# ruff: noqa: ANN401, EM102, PTH123, FBT001, FBT002
+# ruff: noqa: ANN401, EM102, FBT001, FBT002
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 import warnings
 from collections import defaultdict
-from functools import lru_cache
+from functools import cached_property, lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, overload
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
             batch_size=batch_size,
         )
 
+    @cached_property
+    def _local_store(self) -> FsspecStore:
+        return FsspecStore("file")
+
     def _split_path(self, path: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
         """Split bucket and file path.
 
@@ -462,39 +466,25 @@ async def _put_file(
         mode: str = "overwrite",  # noqa: ARG002
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
-        # TODO: We shouldn't use blocking file operations in async functions
-        if not Path(lpath).is_file():  # noqa: ASYNC240
-            err_msg = f"File {lpath} not found in local"
-            raise FileNotFoundError(err_msg)
 
-        # TODO: convert to use async file system methods using LocalStore
-        # Async functions should not open files with blocking methods like `open`
+        if not await self._local_store._exists(lpath):  # noqa: SLF001
+            raise FileNotFoundError(lpath)
+
         rbucket, rpath = self._split_path(rpath)
 
         # Should construct the store instance by rbucket, which is the target path
         store = self._construct_store(rbucket)
 
-        with open(lpath, "rb") as f:  # noqa: ASYNC230
-            await store.put_async(rpath, f)
+        await store.put_async(rpath, Path(lpath))
 
     async def _get_file(self, rpath: str, lpath: str, **_kwargs: Any) -> None:
         res = urlparse(lpath)
-        # TODO: We shouldn't use blocking file operations in async functions
-        if res.scheme or Path(lpath).is_dir():  # noqa: ASYNC240
+        if res.scheme or await self._local_store._isdir(lpath):  # noqa: SLF001
             # lpath need to be local file and cannot contain scheme
             return
 
-        # TODO: convert to use async file system methods using LocalStore
-        # Async functions should not open files with blocking methods like `open`
-        rbucket, rpath = self._split_path(rpath)
-
-        # Should construct the store instance by rbucket, which is the target path
-        store = self._construct_store(rbucket)
-
-        with open(lpath, "wb") as f:  # noqa: ASYNC230
-            resp = await store.get_async(rpath)
-            async for buffer in resp.stream():
-                f.write(buffer)
+        resp = await self._cat_file(rpath)
+        await self._local_store._pipe_file(lpath, resp)  # noqa: SLF001
 
     async def _info(self, path: str, **_kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         bucket, path_no_bucket = self._split_path(path)