diff --git a/packages/server/src/http/ExpressHTTPServer.ts b/packages/server/src/http/ExpressHTTPServer.ts
index c0b2453..7ade21c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/http/ExpressHTTPServer.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/http/ExpressHTTPServer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Context, Effect, Layer, Runtime } from "effect"
+import { Context, Effect, Layer } from "effect"
 import { Server } from "node:http"
 import { ServerConfig } from "../ServerConfig"
 import { ExpressApp } from "./ExpressApp"
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ export class ExpressHTTPServer extends Context.Tag("ExpressHTTPServer")<ExpressH
 export module ExpressHTTPServer {
     export const Live = Layer.effect(ExpressHTTPServer, Effect.acquireRelease(
         Effect.gen(function*() {
-            const runSync = yield* Effect.runtime().pipe(
-                Effect.map(Runtime.runSync)
-            )
-
             const app  = yield* ExpressApp
             const port = yield* ServerConfig.httpPort
 
-            return app.listen(port, () => runSync(Effect.logInfo(`HTTP server listening on ${ port }`)))
+            return yield* Effect.async<Server>(resume => {
+                const server = app.listen(port, () => resume(
+                    Effect.succeed(server).pipe(
+                        Effect.tap(Effect.logInfo(`HTTP server listening on ${ port }`))
+                    )
+                ))
+            })
         }),
 
         server => Effect.gen(function*() {