diff --git a/src/vmm/src/core/vmm.rs b/src/vmm/src/core/vmm.rs
index 5e0fe70..d61d2b5 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/core/vmm.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/core/vmm.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub struct VMM {
 
 impl VMM {
     /// Create a new VMM.
-    pub async fn new(
+    pub fn new(
         iface_host_addr: Ipv4Addr,
         netmask: Ipv4Addr,
         iface_guest_addr: Ipv4Addr,
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs b/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
index a103180..898a60f 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/grpc/server.rs
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ impl VmmServiceTrait for VmmService {
 
         let initramfs_path = self.get_initramfs(&language, curr_dir.as_os_str())?;
 
-        let mut vmm = VMM::new(HOST_IP, HOST_NETMASK, GUEST_IP)
-            .await
-            .map_err(VmmErrors::VmmNew)?;
+        let mut vmm = VMM::new(HOST_IP, HOST_NETMASK, GUEST_IP).map_err(VmmErrors::VmmNew)?;
 
         // Configure the VMM parameters might need to be calculated rather than hardcoded
         vmm.configure(1, 4000, kernel_path, &Some(initramfs_path))
diff --git a/src/vmm/src/main.rs b/src/vmm/src/main.rs
index 6e39936..a544d9a 100644
--- a/src/vmm/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/src/main.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 cli_args.netmask,
                 cli_args.iface_guest_addr,
             )
-            .await
             .map_err(VmmErrors::VmmNew)
             .unwrap();