diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.ts
index 982339dbb7a44..18be4bff23296 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv/server/execute_job.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { createGenerateCsv } from './lib/generate_csv';
 
 export const executeJobFactory: ExecuteJobFactory<ESQueueWorkerExecuteFn<
   JobDocPayloadDiscoverCsv
->> = function executeJobFactoryFn(reporting: ReportingCore, parentLogger: Logger) {
+>> = async function executeJobFactoryFn(reporting: ReportingCore, parentLogger: Logger) {
   const config = reporting.getConfig();
   const crypto = cryptoFactory(config.get('encryptionKey'));
   const logger = parentLogger.clone([CSV_JOB_TYPE, 'execute-job']);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv_from_savedobject/server/execute_job.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv_from_savedobject/server/execute_job.ts
index 8fe10934baacc..afa917f17651c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv_from_savedobject/server/execute_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/csv_from_savedobject/server/execute_job.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { createGenerateCsv } from './lib';
 
 export const executeJobFactory: ExecuteJobFactory<ImmediateExecuteFn<
   JobParamsPanelCsv
->> = function executeJobFactoryFn(reporting: ReportingCore, parentLogger: Logger) {
+>> = async function executeJobFactoryFn(reporting: ReportingCore, parentLogger: Logger) {
   const config = reporting.getConfig();
   const crypto = cryptoFactory(config.get('encryptionKey'));
   const logger = parentLogger.clone([CSV_FROM_SAVEDOBJECT_JOB_TYPE, 'execute-job']);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.ts
index ed6b2f00e3c28..113da92d1862f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/png/server/execute_job/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { generatePngObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_png';
 
 type QueuedPngExecutorFactory = ExecuteJobFactory<ESQueueWorkerExecuteFn<JobDocPayloadPNG>>;
 
-export const executeJobFactory: QueuedPngExecutorFactory = function executeJobFactoryFn(
+export const executeJobFactory: QueuedPngExecutorFactory = async function executeJobFactoryFn(
   reporting: ReportingCore,
   parentLogger: Logger
 ) {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.ts
index 2127a6debd218..dbdccb6160a6e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/export_types/printable_pdf/server/execute_job/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { generatePdfObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_pdf';
 
 type QueuedPdfExecutorFactory = ExecuteJobFactory<ESQueueWorkerExecuteFn<JobDocPayloadPDF>>;
 
-export const executeJobFactory: QueuedPdfExecutorFactory = function executeJobFactoryFn(
+export const executeJobFactory: QueuedPdfExecutorFactory = async function executeJobFactoryFn(
   reporting: ReportingCore,
   parentLogger: Logger
 ) {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/create_worker.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/create_worker.ts
index bb61b7f422a73..ea2df111c4e16 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/create_worker.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/create_worker.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function createWorkerFactory<JobParamsType>(
         ImmediateExecuteFn<JobParamsType> | ESQueueWorkerExecuteFn<JobDocPayloadType>
       >
     >) {
-      const jobExecutor = exportType.executeJobFactory(reporting, logger);
+      const jobExecutor = await exportType.executeJobFactory(reporting, logger); // FIXME: does not "need" to be async
       jobExecutors.set(exportType.jobType, jobExecutor);
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.ts
index 4d2263d59c662..4686319878520 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/lib/enqueue_job.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ export async function enqueueJobFactory(
       throw new Error(`Export type ${exportTypeId} does not exist in the registry!`);
     }
 
-    // TODO: the createJobFn should be unwrapped in the register method of the export types registry
-    const createJob = (await exportType.createJobFactory(reporting, logger)) as CreateJobFn;
+    const createJob = exportType.createJobFactory(reporting, logger) as CreateJobFn;
     const payload = await createJob(jobParams, headers, request);
 
     const options = {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/generate_from_savedobject_immediate.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/generate_from_savedobject_immediate.ts
index 77285cd01b1eb..1253f5f81bedb 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/generate_from_savedobject_immediate.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/server/routes/generate_from_savedobject_immediate.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function registerGenerateCsvFromSavedObjectImmediate(
       const logger = parentLogger.clone(['savedobject-csv']);
       const jobParams = getJobParamsFromRequest(request, { isImmediate: true });
       const createJobFn = createJobFactory(reporting, logger);
-      const executeJobFn = executeJobFactory(reporting, logger);
+      const executeJobFn = await executeJobFactory(reporting, logger); // FIXME: does not "need" to be async
       const jobDocPayload: JobDocPayloadPanelCsv = await createJobFn(
         jobParams,
         request.headers,
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
index 873af5d81a733..09d53278941c9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/types.d.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export type CreateJobFactory<CreateJobFnType> = (
 export type ExecuteJobFactory<ExecuteJobFnType> = (
   reporting: ReportingCore,
   logger: LevelLogger
-) => ExecuteJobFnType;
+) => Promise<ExecuteJobFnType>; // FIXME: does not "need" to be async
 
 export interface ExportTypeDefinition<
   JobParamsType,