diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f8b5efa6..be457c5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ name = "cursive"
 version = "0.18.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
+ "async-std",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "crossterm",
diff --git a/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml b/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml
index 9f8aed9b..49de2989 100644
--- a/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ name = "veilid-cli"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
-cursive = { path = "../external/cursive/cursive", default-features = false, features = ["ncurses-backend", "toml"]}
+cursive = { path = "../external/cursive/cursive", default-features = false, features = ["ncurses-backend", "toml", "rt-async-std"]}
 
 [target.'cfg(not(unix))'.dependencies]
-cursive = { path = "../external/cursive/cursive", default-features = false, features = ["crossterm-backend", "toml"]}
+cursive = { path = "../external/cursive/cursive", default-features = false, features = ["crossterm-backend", "toml", "rt-async-std"]}
 
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "^1.9", features = ["unstable", "attributes"] }