diff --git a/app/lib/features/tor/utils/tor_entrypoint.dart b/app/lib/features/tor/utils/tor_entrypoint.dart
index b9b019f2..95eb1499 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/tor/utils/tor_entrypoint.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/tor/utils/tor_entrypoint.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Future<void> onStart(ServiceInstance service) async {
   Timer? timeout;
   final startedProxyType = <ProxyType>{};
 
-  await Tor.init();
+  Tor.init();
 
   final portSub = Tor.instance.events.stream.listen((port) {
     service.invoke('portUpdate', {'port': port});
diff --git a/packages/tor/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/tor/example/lib/main.dart
index 1306f344..d6a33f05 100644
--- a/packages/tor/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/tor/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<Home> {
   );
 
   Future<void> startTor() async {
-    await Tor.init();
+    Tor.init();
 
     // Start the proxy
     await Tor.instance.start();
diff --git a/packages/tor/lib/tor.dart b/packages/tor/lib/tor.dart
index 06cf1e09..67f2474d 100644
--- a/packages/tor/lib/tor.dart
+++ b/packages/tor/lib/tor.dart
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Tor {
   /// Returns a Future that completes when the Tor service has started.
   ///
   /// Throws an exception if the Tor service fails to start.
-  static Future<Tor> init({bool enabled = true}) async {
+  static Tor init({bool enabled = true}) {
     final singleton = Tor._instance;
     singleton._enabled = enabled;
     return singleton;