diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 10b2bf3b..8fff2bb7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "livekit-ffi"
-version = "0.3.16"
+version = "0.3.17"
 dependencies = [
  "console-subscriber",
  "dashmap",
diff --git a/livekit-ffi/Cargo.toml b/livekit-ffi/Cargo.toml
index b7fa5ca5..b6d95fab 100644
--- a/livekit-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/livekit-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "livekit-ffi"
-version = "0.3.16"
+version = "0.3.17"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "FFI interface for bindings in other languages"
diff --git a/livekit-ffi/src/server/audio_source.rs b/livekit-ffi/src/server/audio_source.rs
index 8f9fa79e..c1c6e48d 100644
--- a/livekit-ffi/src/server/audio_source.rs
+++ b/livekit-ffi/src/server/audio_source.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ impl FfiAudioSource {
             #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
             proto::AudioSourceType::AudioSourceNative => {
                 use livekit::webrtc::audio_source::native::NativeAudioSource;
+
+                let _guard = server.async_runtime.enter();
                 let audio_source = NativeAudioSource::new(
                     new_source.options.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default(),
                     new_source.sample_rate,
diff --git a/livekit-ffi/src/server/video_source.rs b/livekit-ffi/src/server/video_source.rs
index f451ad70..3d68f138 100644
--- a/livekit-ffi/src/server/video_source.rs
+++ b/livekit-ffi/src/server/video_source.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ impl FfiVideoSource {
             #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
             proto::VideoSourceType::VideoSourceNative => {
                 use livekit::webrtc::video_source::native::NativeVideoSource;
+
+                let _guard = server.async_runtime.enter();
                 let video_source = NativeVideoSource::new(
                     new_source.resolution.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default(),
                 );