diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV1.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV1.kt
index 124242c50..3ce2b7a1a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV1.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV1.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.web3j.crypto.Hash
 import org.xmtp.android.library.Util.Companion.envelopeFromFFi
 import org.xmtp.android.library.codecs.ContentCodec
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ data class ConversationV1(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(topic.description), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ data class ConversationV1(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(ephemeralTopic), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     fun streamDecryptedMessages(): Flow<DecryptedMessage> = callbackFlow {
@@ -293,6 +293,6 @@ data class ConversationV1(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(topic.description), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV2.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV2.kt
index a33f992ac..e021226ef 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV2.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/ConversationV2.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.web3j.crypto.Hash
 import org.xmtp.android.library.codecs.ContentCodec
 import org.xmtp.android.library.codecs.EncodedContent
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ data class ConversationV2(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(topic), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ data class ConversationV2(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(ephemeralTopic), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     fun streamDecryptedMessages(): Flow<DecryptedMessage> = callbackFlow {
@@ -294,6 +294,6 @@ data class ConversationV2(
             }
         }
         val stream = client.subscribe(listOf(topic), streamCallback)
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversations.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversations.kt
index 33a5c8688..928c8a560 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversations.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversations.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.merge
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.xmtp.android.library.GRPCApiClient.Companion.makeQueryRequest
 import org.xmtp.android.library.Util.Companion.envelopeFromFFi
 import org.xmtp.android.library.libxmtp.MessageV3
@@ -592,7 +591,7 @@ data class Conversations(
             subscriptionCallback
         )
 
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     fun streamAll(): Flow<Conversation> {
@@ -701,7 +700,7 @@ data class Conversations(
 
         stream = client.subscribe2(subscriptionRequest, subscriptionCallback)
 
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 
     fun streamAllMessages(includeGroups: Boolean = false): Flow<DecodedMessage> {
@@ -767,6 +766,6 @@ data class Conversations(
 
         stream = client.subscribe2(subscriptionRequest, subscriptionCallback)
 
-        awaitClose { runBlocking { stream.end() } }
+        awaitClose { launch { stream.end() } }
     }
 }