diff --git a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/client/gui.rs b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/client/gui.rs
index 74ad186f8..f78f87605 100644
--- a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/client/gui.rs
+++ b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/src/client/gui.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ pub(crate) fn run(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // Needed for the deep link server
     let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().context("Couldn't start Tokio runtime")?;
+    tauri::async_runtime::set(rt.handle().clone());
+
     let _guard = rt.enter();
 
     // Make sure we're single-instance