diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_bakery/src/lib.rs b/src/rust/lqos_bakery/src/lib.rs
index 1337fe6f..0a13a619 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_bakery/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_bakery/src/lib.rs
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ fn bakery_main(rx: Receiver<BakeryCommands>, tx: Sender<BakeryCommands>) {
                             .build();
                         if let Ok(rt) = rt {
                             let stale_to_delete = stale.clone();
-                            let _ = rt.block_on(async move {
+                            rt.block_on(async move {
                                 if let Ok(mut bus) = LibreqosBusClient::new().await {
                                     // chunk operations to keep request sizes reasonable
                                     const CHUNK: usize = 512;
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
index f56e11e7..d385c724 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     } else {
         info!("Insight client started successfully");
     }
-    let _blackboard_tx = blackboard::start_blackboard();
+    blackboard::start_blackboard();
     start_remote_commands();
     let flow_tx = setup_netflow_tracker()?;
     let _ = throughput_tracker::flow_data::setup_flow_analysis();