diff --git a/src/main/server.rs b/src/main/server.rs
index 4813d586..27fd0673 100644
--- a/src/main/server.rs
+++ b/src/main/server.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Server {
 
 impl Server {
 	pub(crate) fn build(args: &Args, runtime: Option<&runtime::Handle>) -> Result<Arc<Self>, Error> {
+		let _runtime_guard = runtime.map(runtime::Handle::enter);
+
 		let raw_config = Config::load(args.config.as_deref())?;
 		let raw_config = crate::clap::update(raw_config, args)?;
 		let config = Config::new(&raw_config)?;