diff --git a/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarioBuilder.cs b/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarioBuilder.cs
index a225aaad..31ca9e79 100644
--- a/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarioBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarioBuilder.cs
@@ -17,29 +17,29 @@ public interface IMessageScenarioBuilder
         IMessageScenarioBuilder WithMetadata(dynamic metadata);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the action of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
         void WithContent(Func<dynamic> factory);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the content of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
         /// <param name="settings">Custom JSON serializer settings</param>
         void WithContent(Func<dynamic> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the action of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
-        Task WithContentAsync(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory);
+        void WithAsyncContent(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the content of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
         /// <param name="settings">Custom JSON serializer settings</param>
-        Task WithContentAsync(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings);
+        void WithAsyncContent(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarios.cs b/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarios.cs
index cd37db36..58b728a6 100644
--- a/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarios.cs
+++ b/src/PactNet.Abstractions/Verifier/Messaging/IMessageScenarios.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace PactNet.Verifier.Messaging
 {
@@ -22,19 +21,11 @@ public interface IMessageScenarios
         IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Func<dynamic> factory);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add a message scenario
+        /// Add a message scenario by configuring a scenario builder
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="description">Scenario description</param>
         /// <param name="configure">Scenario configure</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <returns>Fluent builder</returns>
         IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Action<IMessageScenarioBuilder> configure);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Add a message scenario
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="description">Scenario description</param>
-        /// <param name="configure">Scenario configure</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Func<IMessageScenarioBuilder, Task> configure);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilder.cs b/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilder.cs
index ac901da0..06b483f4 100644
--- a/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilder.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace PactNet.Verifier.Messaging
     internal class MessageScenarioBuilder : IMessageScenarioBuilder
     {
         private readonly string description;
+
         private Func<dynamic> factory;
         private dynamic metadata = new { ContentType = "application/json" };
         private JsonSerializerOptions settings;
@@ -55,25 +56,32 @@ public void WithContent(Func<dynamic> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the action of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
-        public async Task WithContentAsync(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory)
+        public void WithAsyncContent(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory)
         {
-            dynamic value = await factory();
-            this.factory = () => value;
+            if (factory == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+            }
+
+            this.WithContent(() => factory().GetAwaiter().GetResult());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the content of the scenario
+        /// Set the content factory of the scenario. The factory is invoked each time the scenario is required.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="factory">Content factory</param>
         /// <param name="settings">Custom JSON serializer settings</param>
-        public async Task WithContentAsync(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings)
+        public void WithAsyncContent(Func<Task<dynamic>> factory, JsonSerializerOptions settings)
         {
-            dynamic value = await factory();
-            this.factory = () => value;
-            this.settings = settings;
+            if (factory == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(factory));
+            }
+
+            this.WithContent(() => factory().GetAwaiter().GetResult(), settings);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarios.cs b/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarios.cs
index 7afb06b2..25b23af7 100644
--- a/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarios.cs
+++ b/src/PactNet/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarios.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace PactNet.Verifier.Messaging
 {
@@ -44,11 +43,11 @@ public IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Func<dynamic> factory)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add a message scenario
+        /// Add a message scenario by configuring a scenario builder
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="description">Scenario description</param>
         /// <param name="configure">Scenario configure</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <returns>Fluent builder</returns>
         public IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Action<IMessageScenarioBuilder> configure)
         {
             var builder = new MessageScenarioBuilder(description);
@@ -59,22 +58,5 @@ public IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Action<IMessageScenarioBuilder>
 
             return this;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Add a message scenario
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="description">Scenario description</param>
-        /// <param name="configure">Scenario configure</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public IMessageScenarios Add(string description, Func<IMessageScenarioBuilder, Task> configure)
-        {
-            var builder = new MessageScenarioBuilder(description);
-            configure?.Invoke(builder).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-
-            Scenario scenario = builder.Build();
-            this.scenarios.Add(description, scenario);
-
-            return this;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilderTests.cs b/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilderTests.cs
index 68a319f5..c7969d35 100644
--- a/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenarioBuilderTests.cs
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ public void WithContent_WithCustomSettings_SetsSettings()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task WithContentAsync_WhenCalled_SetsContent()
+        public void WithAsyncContent_WhenCalled_SetsContent()
         {
             dynamic expected = new { Foo = 42 };
 
-            await this.builder.WithContentAsync(() => Task.FromResult<dynamic>(expected));
+            this.builder.WithAsyncContent(() => Task.FromResult<dynamic>(expected));
             object actual = this.builder.Build().Invoke();
 
             actual.Should().Be(expected);
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task WithContentAsync_WithCustomSettings_SetsSettings()
+        public void WithAsyncContent_WithCustomSettings_SetsSettings()
         {
             var expected = new JsonSerializerOptions();
 
-            await this.builder.WithContentAsync(() => Task.FromResult<dynamic>(new { Foo = "Bar" }), expected);
+            this.builder.WithAsyncContent(() => Task.FromResult<dynamic>(new { Foo = "Bar" }), expected);
             var actual = this.builder.Build().JsonSettings;
 
             actual.Should().Be(expected);
diff --git a/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenariosTests.cs b/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenariosTests.cs
index 5f1c46ec..3aafa298 100644
--- a/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenariosTests.cs
+++ b/tests/PactNet.Tests/Verifier/Messaging/MessageScenariosTests.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void Add_AsyncBuilder_AddsScenario()
             Func<Task<dynamic>> factory = () => Task.FromResult<dynamic>(new { Foo = 42 });
             JsonSerializerOptions settings = new JsonSerializerOptions();
 
-            this.scenarios.Add("description", async builder => await builder.WithMetadata(metadata).WithContentAsync(factory, settings));
+            this.scenarios.Add("description", builder => builder.WithMetadata(metadata).WithAsyncContent(factory, settings));
 
             this.scenarios.Scenarios.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new Dictionary<string, Scenario>
             {