diff --git a/rust/apple-client-ffi/src/lib.rs b/rust/apple-client-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 46a6d33fa..f80f6ceed 100644
--- a/rust/apple-client-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/apple-client-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ mod ffi {
 /// This is used by the apple client to interact with our code.
 pub struct WrappedSession {
     inner: Session,
-    runtime: Runtime,
+    runtime: Option<Runtime>,
 
     telemetry: Telemetry,
 }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ impl WrappedSession {
 
         Ok(Self {
             inner: session,
-            runtime,
+            runtime: Some(runtime),
             telemetry,
         })
     }
@@ -386,7 +386,12 @@ impl WrappedSession {
 
 impl Drop for WrappedSession {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.runtime.block_on(self.telemetry.stop());
+        let Some(runtime) = self.runtime.take() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        runtime.block_on(self.telemetry.stop());
+        runtime.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)); // Ensure we don't block forever on a task in the blocking pool.
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/client-ffi/src/lib.rs b/rust/client-ffi/src/lib.rs
index d21789ee7..e509e4205 100644
--- a/rust/client-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/client-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     os::fd::{AsRawFd as _, RawFd},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
+    time::Duration,
 };
 
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct Session {
     inner: client_shared::Session,
     events: Mutex<client_shared::EventStream>,
     telemetry: Mutex<Telemetry>,
-    runtime: tokio::runtime::Runtime,
+    runtime: Option<tokio::runtime::Runtime>,
 }
 
 #[derive(uniffi::Object, thiserror::Error, Debug)]
@@ -113,11 +114,15 @@ impl Session {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn disconnect(&self) {
-        self.runtime.block_on(async {
+    pub fn disconnect(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let runtime = self.runtime.as_ref().context("No runtime")?;
+
+        runtime.block_on(async {
             self.telemetry.lock().await.stop().await;
         });
         self.inner.stop();
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn set_disabled_resources(&self, disabled_resources: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ impl Session {
     }
 
     pub fn set_tun(&self, fd: RawFd) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let _guard = self.runtime.enter();
+        let _guard = self.runtime.as_ref().context("No runtime")?.enter();
         // SAFETY: FD must be open.
         let tun = unsafe { platform::Tun::from_fd(fd).context("Failed to create new Tun")? };
 
@@ -203,8 +208,12 @@ impl Session {
 
 impl Drop for Session {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.runtime
-            .block_on(async { self.telemetry.lock().await.stop_on_crash().await })
+        let Some(runtime) = self.runtime.take() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        runtime.block_on(async { self.telemetry.lock().await.stop_on_crash().await });
+        runtime.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)); // Ensure we don't block forever on a task in the blocking pool.
     }
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +288,7 @@ fn connect(
         inner: session,
         events: Mutex::new(events),
         telemetry: Mutex::new(telemetry),
-        runtime,
+        runtime: Some(runtime),
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/linux.rs b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/linux.rs
index 573d7e6e6..db72eff10 100644
--- a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/linux.rs
+++ b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/linux.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use firezone_bin_shared::{DnsControlMethod, signals};
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ pub fn run(log_dir: Option<PathBuf>, dns_control: DnsControlMethod) -> Result<()
         &log_filter_reloader,
         &mut signals,
     ))
-    .inspect_err(|e| tracing::error!("IPC service failed: {e:#}"))
+    .inspect_err(|e| tracing::error!("IPC service failed: {e:#}"))?;
+
+    rt.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)); // Ensure we don't block forever on a task in the blocking pool.
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Returns true if the Tunnel service can run properly
diff --git a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/windows.rs b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/windows.rs
index 968e9ef30..b37410865 100644
--- a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/windows.rs
+++ b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/service/windows.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ fn run_service(arguments: Vec<OsString>) {
         wait_hint: Duration::default(),
         process_id: None,
     });
+
+    rt.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)); // Ensure we don't block forever on a task in the blocking pool.
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/rust/headless-client/src/main.rs b/rust/headless-client/src/main.rs
index f1699dcb3..a8dc75cd0 100644
--- a/rust/headless-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/headless-client/src/main.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use secrecy::{Secret, SecretString};
 use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::Arc,
+    time::Duration,
 };
 use tokio::time::Instant;
 
@@ -355,7 +356,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         drop(session);
 
         result
-    })
+    })?;
+
+    rt.shutdown_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Read the token from disk if it was not in the environment