diff --git a/plugins/sql/src/lib.rs b/plugins/sql/src/lib.rs
index adcb3a72..c310df29 100644
--- a/plugins/sql/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/sql/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ impl MigrationSource<'static> for MigrationList {
 
 /// Allows blocking on async code without creating a nested runtime.
 fn run_async_command<F: std::future::Future>(cmd: F) -> F::Output {
-    tokio::task::block_in_place(|| tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on(cmd))
+    if tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current().is_ok() {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on(cmd))
+    } else {
+        tauri::async_runtime::block_on(cmd)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Tauri SQL plugin builder.