diff --git a/src/pipelines/code_retrieval.py b/src/pipelines/code_retrieval.py
index 69e4abc..bbc3640 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/code_retrieval.py
+++ b/src/pipelines/code_retrieval.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
+import asyncio
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from langchain_core.language_models import BaseChatModel
@@ -589,14 +590,17 @@ async def _search_symbols(
     ) -> List[SourceRecord]:
         if not repo:
             logger.warning("search_symbols called without repo — searching all repos")
-            results = []
-            for r in self.repos:
-                results.extend(await self._search_namespace(
+            tasks = [
+                self._search_namespace(
                     namespace=symbols_namespace(self.org_id, r),
                     query=query,
                     domain="symbol",
                     top_k=top_k,
-                ))
+                )
+                for r in self.repos
+            ]
+            results_list = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+            results = [record for sublist in results_list for record in sublist]
             return results[:top_k]
 
         return await self._search_namespace(
@@ -612,14 +616,17 @@ async def _search_files(
         self, query: str, repo: str, top_k: int = 10,
     ) -> List[SourceRecord]:
         if not repo:
-            results = []
-            for r in self.repos:
-                results.extend(await self._search_namespace(
+            tasks = [
+                self._search_namespace(
                     namespace=files_namespace(self.org_id, r),
                     query=query,
                     domain="file",
                     top_k=top_k,
-                ))
+                )
+                for r in self.repos
+            ]
+            results_list = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+            results = [record for sublist in results_list for record in sublist]
             return results[:top_k]
 
         return await self._search_namespace(