diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0fee3d94..b41c4523 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -370,5 +370,5 @@ where
 ///
 /// TODO: remove all instances of this once async trait funcs are stable
 pub fn await_sync<F: Future>(f: F) -> F::Output {
-    block_in_place(|| Handle::current().block_on(f))
+    block_in_place(|| Ironbar::runtime().block_on(f))
 }