--- a/node/cli/src/command.rs
+++ b/node/cli/src/command.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 use polkadot_parachain::primitives::AccountIdConversion;
 use sc_cli::{
 	ChainSpec, CliConfiguration, DefaultConfigurationValues, ImportParams, KeystoreParams,
-	NetworkParams, Result, RuntimeVersion, SharedParams, SubstrateCli, build_runtime,
+	NetworkParams, Result, RuntimeVersion, SharedParams, SubstrateCli,
 };
 use sc_service::{
 	config::{BasePath, PrometheusConfig},
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 /// Parse command line arguments into service configuration.
 pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
 	let cli = Cli::from_args();
-	let tokio_runtime = build_runtime()?;
 
 	match &cli.subcommand {
 		Some(Subcommand::BuildSpec(cmd)) => {
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@
 				let polkadot_config = SubstrateCli::create_configuration(
 					&polkadot_cli,
 					&polkadot_cli,
-					tokio_runtime.handle().clone(),
+					config.tokio_handle.clone(),
 				)
 				.map_err(|err| format!("Relay chain argument error: {}", err))?;
 
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@
 				let polkadot_config = SubstrateCli::create_configuration(
 					&polkadot_cli,
 					&polkadot_cli,
-					tokio_runtime.handle().clone(),
+					config.tokio_handle.clone(),
 				)
 				.map_err(|err| format!("Relay chain argument error: {}", err))?;