diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
index c06fc09951..f02a47c9a5 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use futures::StreamExt;
 use http_types::Method;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tide::{http::Mime, sse::Sender, Request, Response, Server, StatusCode};
-use tokio::time::timeout;
+use tokio::{task::JoinHandle, time::timeout};
 use zenoh::{
     bytes::{Encoding, ZBytes},
     internal::{
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
                .build()
                .expect("Unable to create runtime");
 }
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub(crate) fn blockon_runtime<F: Future>(task: F) -> F::Output {
     // Check whether able to get the current runtime
@@ -87,6 +88,24 @@ pub(crate) fn blockon_runtime<F: Future>(task: F) -> F::Output {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn spawn_runtime<F>(task: F) -> JoinHandle<F::Output>
+where
+    F: Future + Send + 'static,
+    F::Output: Send + 'static,
+{
+    // Check whether able to get the current runtime
+    match tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
+        Ok(rt) => {
+            // Able to get the current runtime (standalone binary), spawn on the current runtime
+            rt.spawn(task)
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            // Unable to get the current runtime (dynamic plugins), spawn on the global runtime
+            TOKIO_RUNTIME.spawn(task)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct JSONSample {
     key: String,
@@ -286,15 +305,15 @@ impl Plugin for RestPlugin {
         MAX_BLOCK_THREAD_NUM.store(conf.max_block_thread_num, Ordering::SeqCst);
 
         let task = run(runtime.clone(), conf.clone());
-        let task = blockon_runtime(async {
-            timeout(Duration::from_millis(1), TOKIO_RUNTIME.spawn(task)).await
-        });
+        let task =
+            blockon_runtime(async { timeout(Duration::from_millis(1), spawn_runtime(task)).await });
 
-        // The spawn task (TOKIO_RUNTIME.spawn(task)) should not return immediately. The server should block inside.
+        // The spawn task (spawn_runtime(task)).await) should not return immediately. The server should block inside.
         // If it returns immediately (for example, address already in use), we can get the error inside Ok
         if let Ok(Ok(Err(e))) = task {
             bail!("REST server failed within 1ms: {e}")
         }
+
         Ok(Box::new(RunningPlugin(conf)))
     }
 }