diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8c2a952..bfdc97b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
 
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, thread};
 
 use diesel::{r2d2::{self, ConnectionManager}, SqliteConnection};
 use dotenvy::dotenv;
@@ -51,7 +51,17 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     let cache: util::cache::VideoCache = crate::util::cache::VideoCache::new();
 
-    providers::init_providers_now(); 
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+            // Create a tiny runtime just for these async tasks
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+                .enable_all()
+                .build()
+                .expect("build tokio runtime");
+
+            rt.block_on(async move {
+                providers::init_providers_now(); 
+            });
+        });
     
     web::HttpServer::new(move || {
         web::App::new()