diff --git a/redislite/client.py b/redislite/client.py
index c3e9741..71469cd 100644
--- a/redislite/client.py
+++ b/redislite/client.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 they are functionally identical to the :class:`redis.Redis()` and
 :class:`redis.StrictRedis()` classes.
 """
+import asyncio
 import atexit
+import inspect
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -109,7 +111,13 @@ def _cleanup(self, sys_modules=None):
                     if getattr(self, '_async_managed', False):
                         logger.debug('Skipping shutdown for async-managed client')
                         return  # Let async wrapper handle shutdown
-                    self.shutdown(save=True, now=True, force=True)
+                    # Check if shutdown is a coroutine function to avoid async/sync confusion
+                    if hasattr(self, 'shutdown') and inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self.shutdown):
+                        # If it's async, use asyncio.run to properly await it
+                        asyncio.run(self.shutdown(save=True, now=True, force=True))
+                    else:
+                        # Use the normal shutdown method
+                        self.shutdown(save=True, now=True, force=True)
                     try:  # pragma: no cover
                         process = psutil.Process(pid)
                     except psutil.NoSuchProcess:  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/redislite/debug.py b/redislite/debug.py
index 6941dbe..710e07a 100644
--- a/redislite/debug.py
+++ b/redislite/debug.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 the module and it's build information.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
-from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 import os
+import shutil
 from .__init__ import __version__, __git_version__, __source_url__, \
     __git_hash__, __git_origin__, __git_branch__, __redis_server_info__, \
     __redis_executable__
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def debug_info_list():
     :return:
     """
     info = []
-    redis_server = find_executable('redis-server')
+    redis_server = shutil.which('redis-server')
     if __redis_executable__:  # pragma: no cover
         redis_server = __redis_executable__
     info.append("Redislite debug information:")