diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c30c169..71065c2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -326,3 +326,19 @@ magento_force_reindex_on_deploy: False
 #  and more
 #  and more
 #  and more
+
+# allows to run deletion of old clones folders asynchronously,
+# this allows pipeline to finish faster due to "parallel" execution of tasks
+# when clones are cleaned up asynchronously, role is not checking successful execution
+magento_allow_async_cleanup_old_clones: false
+
+# timeout for async old clones cleanup, seconds
+magento_async_cleanup_old_clones_timeout: 600
+
+# allows to run magento reindexing asynchronously,
+# this allows pipeline to finish faster due to "parallel" execution of tasks
+# when reindexing is done asynchronously, role is not checking successful execution
+magento_allow_async_reindex: false
+
+# timeout for async reindex execution, seconds
+magento_async_reindex_timeout: 600
diff --git a/tasks/cleanup-old-clones.yml b/tasks/cleanup-old-clones.yml
index 0b7ead3..6d4886e 100644
--- a/tasks/cleanup-old-clones.yml
+++ b/tasks/cleanup-old-clones.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@
     age_stamp: "ctime"
   register: magento_clones_for_cleanup
 
-- name: "Remove old clones/releases"
+- name: "Remove old clones/releases asynchronously"
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: absent
-  when: magento_cleanup_old_clones == True
+  when: magento_cleanup_old_clones and magento_allow_async_cleanup_old_clones
+  with_items: "{{ (magento_clones_for_cleanup.files | sort(attribute='ctime', reverse=True))[magento_clones_to_keep:] | list }}"
+  async: "{{ magento_async_cleanup_old_clones_timeout }}"
+  poll: 0
+
+- name: "Remove old clones/releases synchronously"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: absent
+  when: magento_cleanup_old_clones and (not magento_allow_async_cleanup_old_clones)
   with_items: "{{ (magento_clones_for_cleanup.files | sort(attribute='ctime', reverse=True))[magento_clones_to_keep:] | list }}"
diff --git a/tasks/installation.yml b/tasks/installation.yml
index 3a83e50..a0266b6 100644
--- a/tasks/installation.yml
+++ b/tasks/installation.yml
@@ -216,11 +216,19 @@
   become_user: "{{ magento_user }}"
   command: "/usr/bin/php {{ magento_app_root }}/bin/magento cache:flush"
 
-- name: "Let Magento indexer run"
+- name: "Let Magento indexer run asynchronously"
   become: "yes"
   become_user: "{{ magento_user }}"
   command: "/usr/bin/php {{ magento_app_root }}/bin/magento indexer:reindex"
-  when: magento_db_status.stdout_lines|length == 0 or magento_force_reindex_on_deploy == True
+  when: (magento_db_status.stdout_lines|length == 0 or magento_force_reindex_on_deploy == True) and magento_allow_async_reindex
+  async: "{{ magento_async_reindex_timeout }}"
+  poll: 0
+
+- name: "Let Magento indexer run synchronously"
+  become: "yes"
+  become_user: "{{ magento_user }}"
+  command: "/usr/bin/php {{ magento_app_root }}/bin/magento indexer:reindex"
+  when: (magento_db_status.stdout_lines|length == 0 or magento_force_reindex_on_deploy == True) and (not magento_allow_async_reindex)
 
 - name: "Disable maintenance mode"
   file: