diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/Microsoft.DotNet.Scaffolding.Internal/CliHelpers/AzCliRunner.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/Microsoft.DotNet.Scaffolding.Internal/CliHelpers/AzCliRunner.cs
index 85e6461ba..b3103173d 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/Microsoft.DotNet.Scaffolding.Internal/CliHelpers/AzCliRunner.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/Microsoft.DotNet.Scaffolding.Internal/CliHelpers/AzCliRunner.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public static AzCliRunner Create(string? commandName = null)
         return new AzCliRunner(commandName);
     }
 
-    public int RunAzCli(string arguments, out string? stdOut, out string? stdErr)
+    public async Task<(int ExitCode, string? StdOut, string? StdErr)> RunAzCliAsync(string arguments, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         using var outStream = new ProcessOutputStreamReader();
         using var errStream = new ProcessOutputStreamReader();
@@ -42,19 +42,30 @@ public int RunAzCli(string arguments, out string? stdOut, out string? stdErr)
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            stdOut = string.Empty;
-            stdErr = ex.Message;
-            return -1;
+            return (-1, string.Empty, ex.Message);
         }
 
-        var taskOut = outStream.BeginRead(process.StandardOutput);
-        var taskErr = errStream.BeginRead(process.StandardError);
+        Task taskOut = outStream.BeginRead(process.StandardOutput);
+        Task taskErr = errStream.BeginRead(process.StandardError);
 
-        // Wait for process to exit with a timeout (e.g., 30 seconds)
+        // Wait for process to exit with a timeout (e.g., 30 seconds) or cancellation
         const int timeoutMilliseconds = 30000;
-        bool exited = process.WaitForExit(timeoutMilliseconds);
+        Task<bool> waitForExitTask = Task.Run(() => process.WaitForExit(timeoutMilliseconds), cancellationToken);
+        try
+        {
+            await Task.WhenAny(waitForExitTask, Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, cancellationToken));
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+            }
+            catch { }
+            throw;
+        }
 
-        if (!exited)
+        if (!waitForExitTask.Result)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -66,13 +77,12 @@ public int RunAzCli(string arguments, out string? stdOut, out string? stdErr)
             }
         }
 
-        taskOut.Wait();
-        taskErr.Wait();
+        await Task.WhenAll(taskOut, taskErr);
 
-        stdOut = outStream.CapturedOutput?.Trim();
-        stdErr = errStream.CapturedOutput;
+        string? stdOut = outStream.CapturedOutput?.Trim();
+        string? stdErr = errStream.CapturedOutput;
 
-        return process.ExitCode;
+        return (process.ExitCode, stdOut, stdErr);
     }
 
     internal ProcessStartInfo _psi;
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/AspNetCommandService.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/AspNetCommandService.cs
index a10435d53..eda9df909 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/AspNetCommandService.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/AspNetCommandService.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public Type[] GetScaffoldSteps()
             ];
         }
 
-        public void AddScaffolderCommands()
+        public async Task AddScaffolderCommandsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             _builder.AddScaffolder(ScaffolderCatagory.AspNet, AspnetStrings.Blazor.Empty)
                 .WithDisplayName(AspnetStrings.Blazor.EmptyDisplayName)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public void AddScaffolderCommands()
                 .WithIdentityTextTemplatingStep()
                 .WithIdentityCodeChangeStep();
 
-            AspNetOptions options = new();
+            AspNetOptions options = await AspNetOptions.CreateAsync(cancellationToken);
 
             if (options.AreAzCliCommandsSuccessful())
             {
@@ -340,5 +340,10 @@ public void AddScaffolderCommands()
                     .WithEntraIdTextTemplatingStep();
             }
         }
+
+        public void AddScaffolderCommands()
+        {
+            //ignore 
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Commands/AspNetOptions.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Commands/AspNetOptions.cs
index a9ddba5b6..b086398c1 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Commands/AspNetOptions.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Commands/AspNetOptions.cs
@@ -161,23 +161,24 @@ internal class AspNetOptions
         PickerType = InteractivePickerType.YesNo
     };
 
-    private readonly bool _areAzCliCommandsSuccessful;
-    private readonly List<string> _usernames = [];
-    private readonly List<string> _tenants = [];
-    private readonly List<string> _appIds = [];
     private ScaffolderOption<string>? _username = null;
     private ScaffolderOption<string>? _tenantId = null;
     private ScaffolderOption<string>? _applicationId = null;
+    private AzureInformation? _azureInformation;
 
-    public AspNetOptions()
+
+    private AspNetOptions(AzureInformation? azureInformation)
+    {
+        _azureInformation = azureInformation;
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<AspNetOptions> CreateAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        _areAzCliCommandsSuccessful = AzCliHelper.GetAzureInformation(out List<string> usernames, out List<string> tenants, out List<string> appIds);
-        _usernames = usernames;
-        _tenants = tenants;
-        _appIds = appIds;
+        AzureInformation? azureInfo = await AzCliHelper.GetAzureInformationAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return new AspNetOptions(azureInfo);
     }
 
-    public bool AreAzCliCommandsSuccessful() => _areAzCliCommandsSuccessful;
+    public bool AreAzCliCommandsSuccessful() => _azureInformation is not null;
 
     public ScaffolderOption<string> Username => _username ??=  new()
     {
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public AspNetOptions()
         Description = AspnetStrings.Options.Username.Description,
         Required = true,
         PickerType = InteractivePickerType.CustomPicker,
-        CustomPickerValues = _usernames
+        CustomPickerValues = _azureInformation!.Usernames
     };
     
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public AspNetOptions()
         Description = AspnetStrings.Options.TenantId.Description,
         Required = true,
         PickerType = InteractivePickerType.CustomPicker,
-        CustomPickerValues = _tenants
+        CustomPickerValues = _azureInformation!.Tenants
     };
 
     public static ScaffolderOption<string> Application => new()
@@ -216,6 +217,6 @@ public AspNetOptions()
         Description = AspnetStrings.Options.SelectApplication.Description,
         Required = false,
         PickerType = InteractivePickerType.CustomPicker,
-        CustomPickerValues = _appIds
+        CustomPickerValues = _azureInformation!.AppIds
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzCliHelper.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzCliHelper.cs
index 8deca82d8..93cc31a71 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzCliHelper.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzCliHelper.cs
@@ -13,60 +13,53 @@ internal class AzCliHelper
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets Azure usernames, tenant IDs, and application IDs using the Azure CLI.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="usernames">the user IDs</param>
-    /// <param name="tenants">the tenant IDs</param>
-    /// <param name="appIds">the app IDs</param>
-    /// <returns>if successful, return true</returns>
-    public static bool GetAzureInformation(out List<string> usernames, out List<string> tenants, out List<string> appIds)
+    /// <returns>non null AzureInformation if the commands run successfully</returns>
+    public static async Task<AzureInformation?> GetAzureInformationAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         // Create a runner to execute the 'az account list' command with json output format
         var runner = AzCliRunner.Create();
-
-        if (EnsureUserIsLoggedIn(runner, out string? output) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(output))
+        (bool isUserLoggedIn, string? output) = await EnsureUserIsLoggedInAsync(runner, cancellationToken);
+        if (isUserLoggedIn && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(output))
         {
-            if (GetAzureUsernamesAndTenatIds(runner, output, out usernames, out tenants))
+            if (GetAzureUsernamesAndTenatIds(runner, output, out List<string> usernames, out List<string> tenants))
             {
-                if (GetAzureAppIds(runner, out appIds))
+                (bool areAppIdSuccessful, List<string> appIds) = await GetAzureAppIdsAsync(runner, cancellationToken);
+                if (areAppIdSuccessful)
                 {
-                    return true;
+                    return new AzureInformation(usernames, tenants, appIds);
                 }
             }
         }
-        usernames = [];
-        tenants = [];
-        appIds = [];
 
-        return false;
+        return null;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Ensures the user is logged into Azure CLI. If not logged in, it will prompt for login.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="runner">the az cli runner</param>
-    /// <param name="output">the CLI output if available</param>
-    /// <returns>if successful, return true</returns>
-    private static bool EnsureUserIsLoggedIn(AzCliRunner runner, out string? output)
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">the cancellation token</param>
+    /// <returns>if successful, return true and the output if applicable</returns>
+    private static async Task<(bool success, string? output)> EnsureUserIsLoggedInAsync(AzCliRunner runner, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         try
         {
-            int exitCode = runner.RunAzCli("account list --output json", out var stdOut, out var stdErr);
+            (int exitCode, string?  stdOut, string? stdErr) = await runner.RunAzCliAsync("account list --output json", cancellationToken);
 
             if (stdOut is not null)
             {
                 var result = StringUtil.ConvertStringToArray(stdOut);
                 if (result.Length is 0)
                 {
-                    exitCode = runner.RunAzCli("login", out stdOut, out stdErr);
+                    (exitCode, stdOut, stdErr) = await runner.RunAzCliAsync("login", cancellationToken);
                 }
             }
-            output = stdOut;
-            return exitCode == 0 && string.IsNullOrEmpty(stdErr);
+            return (exitCode == 0 && string.IsNullOrEmpty(stdErr), stdOut);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            output = null;
             AnsiConsole.WriteLine($"Error checking Azure login status: {ex.Message}");
-            return false;
+            return (false, null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -132,15 +125,14 @@ private static bool GetAzureUsernamesAndTenatIds(AzCliRunner runner, string outp
     /// Gets Azure application IDs using the Azure CLI.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="runner">the az cli runner</param>
-    /// <param name="appIds"> the appIds</param>
-    /// <returns>if successful, returns true</returns>
-    private static bool GetAzureAppIds(AzCliRunner runner, out List<string> appIds)
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">the cancellation token</param>
+    /// <returns>if successful, returns true with the appIds if retrieved</returns>
+    private static async Task<(bool, List<string> appIds)> GetAzureAppIdsAsync(AzCliRunner runner, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         try
         {
-
-            appIds = [];
-            var exitCode = runner.RunAzCli("ad app list --output json", out string? stdOut, out string? stdErr);
+            List<string> appIds = [];
+            (int exitCode, string? stdOut, string? stdErr) = await runner.RunAzCliAsync("ad app list --output json", cancellationToken);
 
             if (exitCode == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(stdOut))
             {
@@ -166,7 +158,7 @@ private static bool GetAzureAppIds(AzCliRunner runner, out List<string> appIds)
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    return true;
+                    return (true, appIds);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -177,10 +169,9 @@ private static bool GetAzureAppIds(AzCliRunner runner, out List<string> appIds)
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            appIds = [];
             // Handle any exceptions, like az CLI not being installed
             AnsiConsole.WriteLine($"Error getting Azure apps: {ex.Message}");
         }
-        return false;
+        return (false, []);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzureAccountInformation.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzureAccountInformation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88f752377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/Helpers/AzureAccountInformation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Scaffold.AspNet.Helpers;
+
+internal record AzureInformation(List<string> Usernames, List<string> Tenants, List<string> AppIds);
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/ScaffoldSteps/UpdateAppAuthorizationStep.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/ScaffoldSteps/UpdateAppAuthorizationStep.cs
index 50126143b..b32192ef8 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/ScaffoldSteps/UpdateAppAuthorizationStep.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/AspNet/ScaffoldSteps/UpdateAppAuthorizationStep.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ public UpdateAppAuthorizationStep(ILogger<UpdateAppAuthorizationStep> logger, IF
                 _telemetryService = telemetryService;
             }
 
-            public override Task<bool> ExecuteAsync(ScaffolderContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            public override async Task<bool> ExecuteAsync(ScaffolderContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ClientId))
                 {
-                    return Task.FromResult(false);
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 if (AutoConfigureLocalUrls)
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ public override Task<bool> ExecuteAsync(ScaffolderContext context, CancellationT
                     command += $" --public-client-redirect-uris {spaUrisJson}";
                 }
 
-                var exitCode = runner.RunAzCli(command, out var stdOut, out var stdErr);
+                (int exitCode, string? stdOut, string? stdErr) = await runner.RunAzCliAsync(command, cancellationToken);
                 if (exitCode != 0 || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(stdErr))
                 {
                     _logger.LogError($"Failed to update app registration: {stdErr}");
-                    return Task.FromResult(false);
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 _logger.LogInformation($"Updated App registration with ID token configuration and redirect URIs");
 
-                return Task.FromResult(true);
+                return true;
             }
 
             private void ConfigureLocalRedirectUris(string projectPath)
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Aspire/AspireCommandService.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Aspire/AspireCommandService.cs
index e2744e0a5..cb91bb529 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Aspire/AspireCommandService.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Aspire/AspireCommandService.cs
@@ -74,4 +74,10 @@ public void AddScaffolderCommands()
                .WithStorageAddPackageSteps()
                .WithStorageCodeModificationSteps();
     }
+
+    public Task AddScaffolderCommandsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        //ignore
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Command/ICommandService.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Command/ICommandService.cs
index e67d52d8c..42cc6a80f 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Command/ICommandService.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Command/ICommandService.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ internal interface ICommandService
     {
         void AddScaffolderCommands();
 
+        Task AddScaffolderCommandsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
         Type[] GetScaffoldSteps();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Program.cs b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Program.cs
index 9daa58848..d1ef27ca1 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-scaffolding/dotnet-scaffold/Program.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 
 IScaffoldRunnerBuilder builder = Host.CreateScaffoldBuilder();
 
+using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+Console.CancelKeyPress += (sender, e) => {
+    e.Cancel = true;
+    cts.Cancel();
+};
+
 ConfigureServices(builder.Services);
 ConfigureSharedSteps(builder.Services);
 
@@ -23,11 +29,13 @@
 Option nonInteractiveOption = nonInteractiveScaffoldOption.ToCliOption();
 
 AspireCommandService aspireCommandService = new(builder);
+
+//aspire command adding does not need to be async
 aspireCommandService.AddScaffolderCommands();
 ConfigureCommandSteps(builder.Services, aspireCommandService);
 
 AspNetCommandService aspNetCommandService = new(builder);
-aspNetCommandService.AddScaffolderCommands();
+await aspNetCommandService.AddScaffolderCommandsAsync(cts.Token);
 ConfigureCommandSteps(builder.Services, aspNetCommandService);
 
 IScaffoldRunner runner = builder.Build();