diff --git a/packages/native/src/assets.rs b/packages/native/src/assets.rs
index 46c98cd78..bd007f6cc 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/assets.rs
+++ b/packages/native/src/assets.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use winit::event_loop::EventLoopProxy;
 
 pub struct DioxusNativeNetProvider {
     callback: Arc<dyn NetCallback<Resource> + 'static>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "net")]
     inner_net_provider: Arc<dyn NetProvider<Resource> + 'static>,
 }
 impl DioxusNativeNetProvider {
@@ -17,9 +18,13 @@ impl DioxusNativeNetProvider {
 
     pub fn new(proxy: EventLoopProxy<BlitzShellEvent>) -> Self {
         let net_callback = BlitzShellNetCallback::shared(proxy);
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "net")]
         let net_provider = blitz_net::Provider::shared(net_callback.clone());
+
         Self {
             callback: net_callback,
+            #[cfg(feature = "net")]
             inner_net_provider: net_provider,
         }
     }
@@ -36,16 +41,20 @@ impl NetProvider<Resource> for DioxusNativeNetProvider {
             match dioxus_asset_resolver::native::serve_asset(request.url.path()) {
                 Ok(res) => {
                     #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
-                    tracing::trace!("fetching asset  from file system success {request:#?}");
+                    tracing::trace!("fetching asset from file system success {request:#?}");
                     handler.bytes(doc_id, res.into_body().into(), self.callback.clone())
                 }
                 Err(_) => {
                     #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
-                    tracing::warn!("fetching asset  from file system error {request:#?}");
+                    tracing::warn!("fetching asset from file system error {request:#?}");
                 }
             }
         } else {
+            #[cfg(feature = "net")]
             self.inner_net_provider.fetch(doc_id, request, handler);
+
+            #[cfg(all(not(feature = "net"), feature = "tracing"))]
+            tracing::warn!("net feature not enabled, cannot fetch {request:#?}");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/native/src/lib.rs b/packages/native/src/lib.rs
index 15acf6f31..e5d332e89 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ use blitz_shell::{create_default_event_loop, BlitzShellEvent, Config, WindowConf
 use dioxus_core::{ComponentFunction, Element, VirtualDom};
 use link_handler::DioxusNativeNavigationProvider;
 use std::any::Any;
-#[cfg(feature = "html")]
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use winit::window::WindowAttributes;
 
@@ -117,14 +116,7 @@ pub fn launch_cfg_with_props<P: Clone + 'static, M: 'static>(
         vdom.insert_any_root_context(context());
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "net")]
-    let net_provider = {
-        let proxy = event_loop.create_proxy();
-        let net_provider = DioxusNativeNetProvider::shared(proxy);
-        Some(net_provider)
-    };
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "net"))]
-    let net_provider = None;
+    let net_provider = Some(DioxusNativeNetProvider::shared(event_loop.create_proxy()));
 
     #[cfg(feature = "html")]
     let html_parser_provider = Some(Arc::new(blitz_html::HtmlProvider) as _);