diff --git a/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/AsyncUtils.swift b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/AsyncUtils.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de1e210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/AsyncUtils.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import Foundation
+
+extension Task where Success == Void, Failure == Never {
+    /// Runs an async operation synchronously by blocking the current thread.
+    /// This is a safer alternative to using DispatchSemaphore with Swift concurrency.
+    static func runBlocking<T>(operation: @escaping () async throws -> T) throws -> T {
+        var result: Result<T, Error>?
+        let condition = NSCondition()
+        
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let value = try await operation()
+                condition.lock()
+                result = .success(value)
+                condition.signal()
+                condition.unlock()
+            } catch {
+                condition.lock()
+                result = .failure(error)
+                condition.signal()
+                condition.unlock()
+            }
+        }
+        
+        condition.lock()
+        while result == nil {
+            condition.wait()
+        }
+        condition.unlock()
+        
+        return try result!.get()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/ImageCommand.swift b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/ImageCommand.swift
index 537005c..39c4e84 100644
--- a/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/ImageCommand.swift
+++ b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/ImageCommand.swift
@@ -56,37 +56,15 @@ struct ImageCommand: ParsableCommand {
         Logger.shared.setJsonOutputMode(jsonOutput)
         do {
             try PermissionsChecker.requireScreenRecordingPermission()
-            let savedFiles = try runAsyncCapture()
+            // Use Task.runBlocking pattern for proper async-to-sync bridge
+            let savedFiles = try Task.runBlocking {
+                try await performCapture()
+            }
             outputResults(savedFiles)
         } catch {
             handleError(error)
         }
     }
-    
-    private func runAsyncCapture() throws -> [SavedFile] {
-        // Create a new event loop using RunLoop to handle async properly
-        var result: Result<[SavedFile], Error>?
-        let runLoop = RunLoop.current
-        
-        Task {
-            do {
-                let savedFiles = try await performCapture()
-                result = .success(savedFiles)
-            } catch {
-                result = .failure(error)
-            }
-            // Stop the run loop
-            CFRunLoopStop(runLoop.getCFRunLoop())
-        }
-        
-        // Run the event loop until the task completes
-        runLoop.run()
-        
-        guard let result = result else {
-            throw CaptureError.captureCreationFailed(nil)
-        }
-        return try result.get()
-    }
 
     private func performCapture() async throws -> [SavedFile] {
         let captureMode = determineMode()
diff --git a/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/PermissionsChecker.swift b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/PermissionsChecker.swift
index b37b3af..655225f 100644
--- a/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/PermissionsChecker.swift
+++ b/peekaboo-cli/Sources/peekaboo/PermissionsChecker.swift
@@ -5,33 +5,10 @@ import ScreenCaptureKit
 
 class PermissionsChecker {
     static func checkScreenRecordingPermission() -> Bool {
-        // ScreenCaptureKit requires screen recording permission
-        // We check by attempting to get shareable content using RunLoop to avoid semaphore deadlock
-        var result: Result<Bool, Error>?
-        let runLoop = RunLoop.current
-
-        Task {
-            do {
-                // This will fail if we don't have screen recording permission
-                _ = try await SCShareableContent.current
-                result = .success(true)
-            } catch {
-                // If we get an error, we don't have permission
-                Logger.shared.debug("Screen recording permission check failed: \(error)")
-                result = .success(false)
-            }
-            // Stop the run loop
-            CFRunLoopStop(runLoop.getCFRunLoop())
-        }
-
-        // Run the event loop until the task completes
-        runLoop.run()
-
-        guard let result = result else {
-            return false
-        }
-        
-        return (try? result.get()) ?? false
+        // Use a simpler approach - check CGWindowListCreateImage which doesn't require async
+        // This is the traditional way to check screen recording permission
+        let windowList = CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo(.optionAll, kCGNullWindowID)
+        return windowList != nil && CFArrayGetCount(windowList) > 0
     }
 
     static func checkAccessibilityPermission() -> Bool {