diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a3ed1c93..a0e2a111 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -709,10 +709,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-playdate"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "anyhow",
+ "async-std",
  "byteorder",
  "cargo",
  "cargo-platform",
diff --git a/cargo/Cargo.toml b/cargo/Cargo.toml
index f3ea1bf7..a535e39b 100644
--- a/cargo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cargo/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cargo-playdate"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "Build tool for neat yellow console."
 keywords = ["playdate", "build", "cargo", "plugin", "cargo-subcommand"]
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 
 futures-lite.workspace = true
+async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["tokio1"] }
 
 
 [dependencies.build]
diff --git a/cargo/src/main.rs b/cargo/src/main.rs
index cbd6222c..3a553b41 100644
--- a/cargo/src/main.rs
+++ b/cargo/src/main.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ fn execute(config: &Config) -> CargoResult<()> {
 
 			// run:
 			{
-				use futures_lite::future::block_on;
 				use device::run::run as run_dev;
 				use simulator::run::run as run_sim;
 
@@ -212,12 +211,12 @@ fn execute(config: &Config) -> CargoResult<()> {
 					let pdx = package.path.to_owned();
 					let no_install = false;
 					let no_read = config.no_read;
-					let force = false;
+					let force = true;
 					let fut = run_dev(query, pdx, no_install, no_read, force);
-					block_on(fut)?;
+					async_std::task::block_on(fut)?;
 				} else {
 					let fut = run_sim(&package.path, config.sdk_path.as_deref());
-					block_on(fut)?;
+					futures_lite::future::block_on(fut)?;
 				};
 			}