diff --git a/src/channels/adapter.ts b/src/channels/adapter.ts
index 4d18a0e..1ae34bc 100644
--- a/src/channels/adapter.ts
+++ b/src/channels/adapter.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export interface ChannelAdapter {
 }
 
 /** Factory function that creates a channel adapter (returns null if credentials missing). */
-export type ChannelAdapterFactory = () => ChannelAdapter | null;
+export type ChannelAdapterFactory = () => ChannelAdapter | Promise<ChannelAdapter> | null;
 
 /** Registration entry for a channel adapter. */
 export interface ChannelRegistration {
diff --git a/src/channels/channel-registry.ts b/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
index a2981a6..7778cfd 100644
--- a/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
+++ b/src/channels/channel-registry.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function getChannelContainerConfig(name: string): ChannelRegistration['co
 export async function initChannelAdapters(setupFn: (adapter: ChannelAdapter) => ChannelSetup): Promise<void> {
   for (const [name, registration] of registry) {
     try {
-      const adapter = registration.factory();
+      const adapter = await registration.factory();
       if (!adapter) {
         log.warn('Channel credentials missing, skipping', { channel: name });
         continue;