diff --git a/zenith_utils/Cargo.toml b/zenith_utils/Cargo.toml
index 13e3625417..b22fcbf748 100644
--- a/zenith_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zenith_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ routerify = "3"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
-tokio = "1.11"
+tokio = { version = "1.11", features = ["macros"]}
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 nix = "0.23.0"