diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 273c6ad..587a5cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "pallas-codec 0.30.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pallas-primitives 0.30.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "pallas-traverse 0.30.2",
+ "pallas-traverse 0.30.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
@@ -1826,20 +1826,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallas-utxorpc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallas-addresses"
-version = "0.30.2"
-dependencies = [
- "base58",
- "bech32",
- "crc",
- "cryptoxide",
- "hex",
- "pallas-codec 0.30.2",
- "pallas-crypto 0.30.2",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallas-addresses"
 version = "0.30.2"
@@ -1886,16 +1872,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallas-codec"
-version = "0.30.2"
-dependencies = [
- "hex",
- "minicbor",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallas-codec"
 version = "0.30.2"
@@ -1937,19 +1913,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_with",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallas-crypto"
-version = "0.30.2"
-dependencies = [
- "cryptoxide",
- "hex",
- "pallas-codec 0.30.2",
- "rand_core 0.6.4",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
- "vrf_dalek",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallas-crypto"
 version = "0.30.2"
@@ -1996,20 +1959,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallas-primitives"
-version = "0.30.2"
-dependencies = [
- "base58",
- "bech32",
- "hex",
- "log",
- "pallas-codec 0.30.2",
- "pallas-crypto 0.30.2",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallas-primitives"
 version = "0.30.2"
@@ -2041,21 +1990,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallas-traverse"
-version = "0.30.2"
-dependencies = [
- "hex",
- "itertools 0.13.0",
- "pallas-addresses 0.30.2",
- "pallas-codec 0.30.2",
- "pallas-crypto 0.30.2",
- "pallas-primitives 0.30.2",
- "paste",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallas-traverse"
 version = "0.30.2"
diff --git a/balius-runtime/Cargo.toml b/balius-runtime/Cargo.toml
index b794249..9c446ed 100644
--- a/balius-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/balius-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ serde = "1.0.210"
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
 pallas = "0.30.2"
 redb = "2.1.3"
+tokio = "1.40.0"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 itertools = "0.13.0"
diff --git a/balius-runtime/src/lib.rs b/balius-runtime/src/lib.rs
index de758da..ba6b086 100644
--- a/balius-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/balius-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use pallas::ledger::traverse::MultiEraBlock;
 use serde_json::json;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
     path::Path,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    sync::Arc,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ impl Runtime {
 
         self.loaded
             .lock()
-            .unwrap()
+            .await
             .insert(id.to_owned(), LoadedWorker { store, instance });
 
         Ok(())
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ impl Runtime {
         channel: u32,
         event: &wit::Event,
     ) -> Result<wit::Response, Error> {
-        let mut lock = self.loaded.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut lock = self.loaded.lock().await;
 
         let worker = lock
             .get_mut(worker)
diff --git a/balius-runtime/tests/u5c.rs b/balius-runtime/tests/u5c.rs
index 929dc4f..be9ac61 100644
--- a/balius-runtime/tests/u5c.rs
+++ b/balius-runtime/tests/u5c.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![cfg(test)]
+#![cfg(feature = "utxorpc")]
 
 use balius_runtime::{ledgers, Runtime, Store};
 use serde_json::json;
diff --git a/examples/minter/offchain/Cargo.toml b/examples/minter/offchain/Cargo.toml
index d1bd3f4..0148ce5 100644
--- a/examples/minter/offchain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/minter/offchain/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex = "0.4.3"
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
-pallas-traverse = { path = "../../../../pallas/pallas-traverse" }
+pallas-traverse = "0.30.2"
 pallas-codec = "0.30.2"
 pallas-primitives = "0.30.2"