1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/stocks.rs b/src/modules/stocks.rs
index 33beeb8..bc07f71 100644
--- a/src/modules/stocks.rs
+++ b/src/modules/stocks.rs
@@ -75,12 +75,15 @@ impl Quote {
 fn symbol_to_string(symbol: &str) -> String {
   let mut quote = None;
 
-  if let Ok(response) = reqwest::blocking::get(format!(
-    "https://finnhub.io/api/v1/quote?symbol={}&token={}",
-    symbol,
-    std::env::var("FINNHUB_TOKEN")
-      .expect("could not locate FINNHUB_TOKEN environment variable")
-  )) {
+  // https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest/issues/1017#issuecomment-1157260218
+  if let Ok(response) = tokio::task::block_in_place(|| {
+    reqwest::blocking::get(&format!(
+      "https://finnhub.io/api/v1/quote?symbol={}&token={}",
+      symbol,
+      std::env::var("FINNHUB_TOKEN")
+        .expect("could not locate FINNHUB_TOKEN environment variable")
+    ))
+  }) {
     if let Ok(response_content) = response.json::<Quote>() {
       if response_content.dp.is_some() {
         quote = Some(response_content);