diff --git a/backend/eslint-local-rules/index.js b/backend/eslint-local-rules/index.js
index 52e2d1b79..0a4605dd2 100644
--- a/backend/eslint-local-rules/index.js
+++ b/backend/eslint-local-rules/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ module.exports = {
       messages: {
         unhandled:
           'await of non-@asyncSafe callee in @asyncSafe context; use try/catch or annotate callee (@asyncSafe) or context (@asyncUnsafe)',
+        unhandledVoid:
+          'void of non-@asyncSafe callee; annotate callee with @asyncSafe or handle the promise properly',
       },
     },
 
@@ -308,8 +310,8 @@ module.exports = {
         return fnHasTag(m, opt.safeTag);
       }
 
-      function calleeIsAnnotatedSafe(awaitNode) {
-        const arg = unwrapChain(awaitNode.argument);
+      function calleeIsAnnotatedSafe(callExpr) {
+        const arg = unwrapChain(callExpr);
         if (!arg) return false;
 
         if (arg.type === 'CallExpression') {
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ module.exports = {
           if (inTryBlock(node) || isHandledAwaitArg(node)) return;
 
           // callee carries @asyncSafe? → ok anywhere
-          if (calleeIsAnnotatedSafe(node)) return;
+          if (calleeIsAnnotatedSafe(node.argument)) return;
 
           // context explicitly @asyncUnsafe? → ok to bubble
           if (contextIsAnnotatedUnsafe(node)) return;
@@ -376,6 +378,20 @@ module.exports = {
           // default: context is safe, callee is unsafe → error
           context.report({ node, messageId: 'unhandled' });
         },
+
+        // void someAsyncCall() — only allowed if callee is @asyncSafe
+        UnaryExpression(node) {
+          if (node.operator !== 'void') return;
+
+          const arg = unwrapChain(node.argument);
+          if (!arg || arg.type !== 'CallExpression') return;
+
+          // callee carries @asyncSafe? → ok
+          if (calleeIsAnnotatedSafe(node.argument)) return;
+
+          // void of non-safe callee → error
+          context.report({ node, messageId: 'unhandledVoid' });
+        },
       };
     },
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/api/backend-info.ts b/backend/src/api/backend-info.ts
index 7c8fbb47f..af22f45b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/backend-info.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/backend-info.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class BackendInfo {
     void this.$updateCoreVersion(); // starting immediately
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   private async $updateCoreVersion(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const networkInfo = await bitcoinClient.getNetworkInfo();
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index 5bbe10c8b..f4b0b400c 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class FailoverRouter {
   }
 
   // start polling hosts to measure availability & rtt
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   private async pollHosts(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.pollTimer) {
       clearTimeout(this.pollTimer);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
index 6e0a6d948..2abb546f9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class Blocks {
   /**
    * [INDEXING] Index transaction classification flags for Goggles
    *
-   * @asyncUnsafe
+   * @asyncSafe
    */
   public async $classifyBlocks(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.classifyingBlocks) {
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ class Blocks {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async $saveCpfp(hash: string, height: number, cpfpSummary: CpfpSummary): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const result = await cpfpRepository.$batchSaveClusters(cpfpSummary.clusters);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts b/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
index 398cefcc7..5062ca1a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class ChainTips {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   private async $indexOrphanedBlocks(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.indexingOrphanedBlocks) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/disk-cache.ts b/backend/src/api/disk-cache.ts
index c417e16a5..92d52b93f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/disk-cache.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/disk-cache.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class DiskCache {
     });
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   async $saveCacheToDisk(sync: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
     if (!cluster.isPrimary || !config.MEMPOOL.CACHE_ENABLED) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/redis-cache.ts b/backend/src/api/redis-cache.ts
index 50b1ea773..d0b6f18bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/redis-cache.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/redis-cache.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class RedisCache {
     }
   }
 
+  /* @asyncSafe */
   private async $ensureConnected(): Promise<boolean> {
     if (!this.connected && config.REDIS.ENABLED) {
       try {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class RedisCache {
     await this.$flushRbfQueues();
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   async $updateBlocks(blocks: BlockExtended[]): Promise<void> {
     if (!config.REDIS.ENABLED) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/services/acceleration.ts b/backend/src/api/services/acceleration.ts
index f5123bbda..02d3482f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/services/acceleration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/services/acceleration.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class AccelerationApi {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async connectWebsocket(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.startedWebsocketLoop) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts b/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
index 6bf459909..57c5d3f8d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/services/stratum.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class StratumApi {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async connectWebsocket(): Promise<void> {
     if (!config.STRATUM.ENABLED) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/services/wallets.ts b/backend/src/api/services/wallets.ts
index 6e41b35ba..d1ffa1f27 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/services/wallets.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/services/wallets.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class WalletApi {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   private async $loadCache(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const cacheData = await fsPromises.readFile(WalletApi.FILE_NAME, 'utf8');
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ class WalletApi {
   }
 
   // resync wallet addresses from the services backend
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   async $syncWallets(): Promise<void> {
     if (!config.WALLETS.ENABLED || this.syncing) {
       return;
diff --git a/backend/src/database.ts b/backend/src/database.ts
index 91d9f4e74..6e853c6e1 100644
--- a/backend/src/database.ts
+++ b/backend/src/database.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process';
     if (this.pool === null) {
       this.pool = createPool(this.poolConfig);
       this.pool.on('connection', function (newConnection: PoolConnection) {
-        void newConnection.query(`SET time_zone='+00:00'`);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises -- callback API, not a promise despite types
+        newConnection.query(`SET time_zone='+00:00'`);
       });
     }
     return this.pool;
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index c41a2a204..ae119bfbc 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class Server {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   async startServer(worker = false): Promise<void> {
     logger.notice(`Starting Mempool Server${worker ? ' (worker)' : ''}... (${backendInfo.getShortCommitHash()})`);
 
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ class Server {
     void poolsUpdater.$startService();
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   async runMainUpdateLoop(): Promise<void> {
     const start = Date.now();
     try {
diff --git a/backend/src/indexer.ts b/backend/src/indexer.ts
index 66393e0b9..84fe98a52 100644
--- a/backend/src/indexer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/indexer.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class Indexer {
    * Runs a single task immediately
    *
    * (use `scheduleSingleTask` instead to queue a task to run after some timeout)
+   *
+   * @asyncSafe
    */
   public async runSingleTask(task: TaskName): Promise<void> {
     if (!Common.indexingEnabled() || this.tasksRunning[task]) {
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ class Indexer {
     this.tasksRunning[task] = false;
   }
 
-  /** @asyncUnsafe */
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async $run(): Promise<void> {
     if (!Common.indexingEnabled() || this.runIndexer === false ||
       this.indexerRunning === true || mempool.hasPriority()
diff --git a/backend/src/repositories/AccelerationRepository.ts b/backend/src/repositories/AccelerationRepository.ts
index 345a3b5f3..39e002df2 100644
--- a/backend/src/repositories/AccelerationRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/repositories/AccelerationRepository.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface PublicAcceleration {
 class AccelerationRepository {
   private bidBoostV2Activated = 831580;
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async $saveAcceleration(acceleration: AccelerationInfo, block: IEsploraApi.Block, pool_id: number, accelerationData: Acceleration[]): Promise<void> {
     const accelerationMap: { [txid: string]: Acceleration } = {};
     for (const acc of accelerationData) {
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/network-sync.service.ts b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/network-sync.service.ts
index 570aba0cf..649b70a35 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/network-sync.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/network-sync.service.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ class NetworkSyncService {
     await nodesApi.$setNodesInactive(graphNodesPubkeys);
 
     if (config.MAXMIND.ENABLED) {
-      void $lookupNodeLocation();
+      $lookupNodeLocation().catch((e) => {
+        logger.err(`Error in $lookupNodeLocation: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
index 292926760..26652b356 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ class FundingTxFetcher {
       elapsedSeconds = Math.round((new Date().getTime() / 1000) - cacheTimer);
       if (elapsedSeconds > 60) {
         logger.debug(`Saving ${Object.keys(this.fundingTxCache).length} funding txs cache into disk`, logger.tags.ln);
-        void fsPromises.writeFile(CACHE_FILE_NAME, JSON.stringify(this.fundingTxCache));
+        fsPromises.writeFile(CACHE_FILE_NAME, JSON.stringify(this.fundingTxCache)).catch((e) => {
+          logger.err(`Error saving funding txs cache to disk: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`, logger.tags.ln);
+        });
         cacheTimer = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
       }
     }
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ class FundingTxFetcher {
     if (this.channelNewlyProcessed > 0) {
       logger.info(`Indexed ${this.channelNewlyProcessed} additional channels funding tx`, logger.tags.ln);
       logger.debug(`Saving ${Object.keys(this.fundingTxCache).length} funding txs cache into disk`, logger.tags.ln);
-      void fsPromises.writeFile(CACHE_FILE_NAME, JSON.stringify(this.fundingTxCache));
+      fsPromises.writeFile(CACHE_FILE_NAME, JSON.stringify(this.fundingTxCache)).catch((e) => {
+        logger.err(`Error saving funding txs cache to disk: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`, logger.tags.ln);
+      });
     }
 
     this.running = false;
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
index 760b0a516..a3933b7db 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class PoolsUpdater {
   poolsUrl: string = config.MEMPOOL.POOLS_JSON_URL;
   treeUrl: string = config.MEMPOOL.POOLS_JSON_TREE_URL;
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async $startService(): Promise<void> {
     while ('Bitcoin is still alive') {
       try {
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/price-updater.ts b/backend/src/tasks/price-updater.ts
index e318452b9..34646e30f 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/price-updater.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/price-updater.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class PriceUpdater {
     this.latestGoodPrices = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.latestPrices));
   }
 
+  /** @asyncSafe */
   public async $run(): Promise<void> {
     if (['testnet', 'signet', 'testnet4', 'regtest'].includes(config.MEMPOOL.NETWORK)) {
       // Coins have no value on testnet/signet, so we want to always show 0
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/p-limit.ts b/backend/src/utils/p-limit.ts
index dc5448ff2..c62e2831e 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/p-limit.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/p-limit.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFT
 OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+import logger from "../logger";
+
 /*
 How it works:
 `this._head` is an instance of `Node` which keeps track of its current value and nests
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ export default function pLimit(concurrency: number): LimitFunction {
   const enqueue = (fn, resolve, args) => {
     queue.enqueue(run.bind(undefined, fn, resolve, args));
 
-    void (
+    (
       /** @asyncUnsafe */
       async () => {
       // This function needs to wait until the next microtask before comparing
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ export default function pLimit(concurrency: number): LimitFunction {
       if (activeCount < concurrency && queue.size > 0) {
         queue.dequeue()();
       }
-    })();
+    })().catch((e) => {
+      logger.err(`Error in pLimit enqueue: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`);
+    });
   };
 
   const generator = (fn, ...args) =>