diff --git a/server/src/config.rs b/server/src/config.rs
index ae4b00b..d9b4d3e 100644
--- a/server/src/config.rs
+++ b/server/src/config.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ pub enum SocketTransport {
 	LengthDelimitedLe,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum RuntimeFlavor {
+	/// Single-threaded tokio runtime.
+	SingleThread,
+	/// Multi-threaded tokio runtime.
+	#[default]
+	MultiThread,
+	/// Multi-threaded tokio runtime with an alternate work in progress scheduler.
+	MultiThreadAlt,
+}
+
 pub type BindAddr = (SocketType, String);
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
@@ -106,6 +118,8 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
 
 	/// Server log level.
 	pub log_level: LevelFilter,
+	/// Runtime type.
+	pub runtime: RuntimeFlavor,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -324,6 +338,7 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
 			max_message_size: 64 * 1024,
 
 			log_level: LevelFilter::Info,
+			runtime: RuntimeFlavor::default(),
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 6e89762..5fee908 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::read_to_string, net::IpAddr};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::Parser;
-use config::{validate_config_cache, Cli, Config};
+use config::{validate_config_cache, Cli, Config, RuntimeFlavor};
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use handle::{handle_wisp, handle_wsproxy};
 use hickory_resolver::{
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ use listener::ServerListener;
 use log::{error, info};
 use route::{route_stats, ServerRouteResult};
 use serde::Serialize;
-use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
+use tokio::{
+	runtime,
+	signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind},
+};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use wisp_mux::{ConnectPacket, StreamType};
 
@@ -199,8 +202,7 @@ fn handle_stream(stream: ServerRouteResult, id: String) {
 #[global_allocator]
 static JEMALLOCATOR: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
 
-#[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 	if CLI.default_config {
 		println!("{}", Config::default().ser()?);
 		return Ok(());
@@ -211,63 +213,75 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		.parse_default_env()
 		.init();
 
-	validate_config_cache().await;
+	let mut builder: runtime::Builder = match CONFIG.server.runtime {
+		RuntimeFlavor::SingleThread => runtime::Builder::new_current_thread(),
+		RuntimeFlavor::MultiThread => runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread(),
+		RuntimeFlavor::MultiThreadAlt => runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread_alt(),
+	};
 
-	info!(
-		"listening on {:?} with socket transport {:?}",
-		CONFIG.server.bind, CONFIG.server.transport
-	);
+	builder.enable_all();
+	let rt = builder.build()?;
 
-	tokio::spawn(async {
-		let mut sig = signal(SignalKind::user_defined1()).unwrap();
-		while sig.recv().await.is_some() {
-			info!("Stats:\n{}", generate_stats().unwrap());
-		}
-	});
+	rt.block_on(async {
+		validate_config_cache().await;
 
-	let mut listener = ServerListener::new(&CONFIG.server.bind)
-		.await
-		.with_context(|| format!("failed to bind to address {}", CONFIG.server.bind.1))?;
+		info!(
+			"listening on {:?} with runtime flavor {:?} and socket transport {:?}",
+			CONFIG.server.bind, CONFIG.server.runtime, CONFIG.server.transport
+		);
 
-	if CONFIG.server.enable_stats_endpoint {
-		if let Some(bind_addr) = CONFIG.server.stats_endpoint.get_bindaddr() {
-			info!("stats server listening on {:?}", bind_addr);
-			let mut stats_listener = ServerListener::new(&bind_addr).await.with_context(|| {
-				format!("failed to bind to address {} for stats server", bind_addr.1)
-			})?;
+		tokio::spawn(async {
+			let mut sig = signal(SignalKind::user_defined1()).unwrap();
+			while sig.recv().await.is_some() {
+				info!("Stats:\n{}", generate_stats().unwrap());
+			}
+		});
 
-			tokio::spawn(async move {
-				loop {
-					match stats_listener.accept().await {
-						Ok((stream, _)) => {
-							if let Err(e) = route_stats(stream).await {
-								error!("error while routing stats client: {:?}", e);
-							}
-						}
-						Err(e) => error!("error while accepting stats client: {:?}", e),
-					}
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}
+		let mut listener = ServerListener::new(&CONFIG.server.bind)
+			.await
+			.with_context(|| format!("failed to bind to address {}", CONFIG.server.bind.1))?;
+
+		if CONFIG.server.enable_stats_endpoint {
+			if let Some(bind_addr) = CONFIG.server.stats_endpoint.get_bindaddr() {
+				info!("stats server listening on {:?}", bind_addr);
+				let mut stats_listener =
+					ServerListener::new(&bind_addr).await.with_context(|| {
+						format!("failed to bind to address {} for stats server", bind_addr.1)
+					})?;
 
-	let stats_endpoint = CONFIG.server.stats_endpoint.get_endpoint();
-	loop {
-		let stats_endpoint = stats_endpoint.clone();
-		match listener.accept().await {
-			Ok((stream, id)) => {
 				tokio::spawn(async move {
-					let res = route::route(stream, stats_endpoint, move |stream| {
-						handle_stream(stream, id)
-					})
-					.await;
-
-					if let Err(e) = res {
-						error!("error while routing client: {:?}", e);
+					loop {
+						match stats_listener.accept().await {
+							Ok((stream, _)) => {
+								if let Err(e) = route_stats(stream).await {
+									error!("error while routing stats client: {:?}", e);
+								}
+							}
+							Err(e) => error!("error while accepting stats client: {:?}", e),
+						}
 					}
 				});
 			}
-			Err(e) => error!("error while accepting client: {:?}", e),
 		}
-	}
+
+		let stats_endpoint = CONFIG.server.stats_endpoint.get_endpoint();
+		loop {
+			let stats_endpoint = stats_endpoint.clone();
+			match listener.accept().await {
+				Ok((stream, id)) => {
+					tokio::spawn(async move {
+						let res = route::route(stream, stats_endpoint, move |stream| {
+							handle_stream(stream, id)
+						})
+						.await;
+
+						if let Err(e) = res {
+							error!("error while routing client: {:?}", e);
+						}
+					});
+				}
+				Err(e) => error!("error while accepting client: {:?}", e),
+			}
+		}
+	})
 }