diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04b218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "files.associations": {
+        "*.yaml": "home-assistant"
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/custom_components/grocy/config_flow.py b/custom_components/grocy/config_flow.py
index 32174b4..bb96f59 100644
--- a/custom_components/grocy/config_flow.py
+++ b/custom_components/grocy/config_flow.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async def _test_credentials(self, url, api_key, port, verify_ssl):
         """Return true if credentials is valid."""
         try:
             client = Grocy(url, api_key, port, verify_ssl)
-            client.stock()
+            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(client.stock)
             return True
         except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             _LOGGER.exception(e)
diff --git a/custom_components/grocy/manifest.json b/custom_components/grocy/manifest.json
index a6ac1bb..37515f7 100644
--- a/custom_components/grocy/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/grocy/manifest.json
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
   "documentation": "https://github.com/custom-components/grocy",
   "dependencies": [],
   "config_flow": true,
-  "codeowners": ["@SebRut", "@isabellaalstrom"],
-  "requirements": ["pygrocy==0.16.0", "iso8601==0.1.12", "integrationhelper"]
-}
+  "codeowners": [
+    "@SebRut",
+    "@isabellaalstrom"
+  ],
+  "requirements": [
+    "pygrocy==0.17.0",
+    "iso8601==0.1.12",
+    "integrationhelper"
+  ]
+}
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