diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/lib.rs b/net/webrtc/src/lib.rs
index a0de1937..bf1432b5 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * Since: plugins-rs-0.9
  */
 use gst::glib;
+use tokio::runtime;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 mod signaller;
 pub mod webrtcsink;
@@ -28,3 +30,11 @@ gst::plugin_define!(
     env!("CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY"),
     env!("BUILD_REL_DATE")
 );
+
+pub static RUNTIME: Lazy<runtime::Runtime> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .worker_threads(1)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+});
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/imp.rs b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/imp.rs
index bb72200c..4928960f 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/imp.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/imp.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
-use crate::webrtcsink::{WebRTCSink, RUNTIME};
+use crate::{webrtcsink::WebRTCSink, RUNTIME};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use async_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message as WsMessage;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
index a7fe316e..8221ebe3 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use super::homegrown_cc::CongestionController;
 use super::{WebRTCSinkCongestionControl, WebRTCSinkError, WebRTCSinkMitigationMode};
 use crate::signaller::Signaller;
-use crate::webrtcsink::RUNTIME;
+use crate::RUNTIME;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 static CAT: Lazy<gst::DebugCategory> = Lazy::new(|| {
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
index 9df6f0f3..39480559 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 use gst::glib;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
-use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::error::Error;
-use tokio::runtime;
 
 mod homegrown_cc;
 mod imp;
@@ -167,11 +165,3 @@ pub fn register(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
         WebRTCSink::static_type(),
     )
 }
-
-pub static RUNTIME: Lazy<runtime::Runtime> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
-        .enable_all()
-        .worker_threads(1)
-        .build()
-        .unwrap()
-});