diff --git a/src/framex/adapter/base.py b/src/framex/adapter/base.py
index d9c6391..a6cb721 100644
--- a/src/framex/adapter/base.py
+++ b/src/framex/adapter/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import abc
 import inspect
-from collections.abc import Callable
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterable, Callable
 from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import Any, cast
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def call_func(self, api: PluginApi, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         stream = await self._resolve_stream(api, kwargs)
         if stream:
             gen = self._stream_call(func, **kwargs)
-            if inspect.isawaitable(gen):
+            if not isinstance(gen, AsyncIterable) and inspect.isawaitable(gen):
                 gen = await gen
             return [chunk async for chunk in gen]
         return await self._invoke(func, **kwargs)
diff --git a/src/framex/driver/ingress.py b/src/framex/driver/ingress.py
index cd52307..20756c1 100644
--- a/src/framex/driver/ingress.py
+++ b/src/framex/driver/ingress.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async def stream_with_error() -> AsyncIterable[Any]:
                             if auth_keys is not None:
                                 _verify_api_key(framex_request, framex_request.headers.get("Authorization"))
                             gen = adapter._stream_call(c_handle, **request_kwargs)
-                            if inspect.isawaitable(gen):
+                            if not isinstance(gen, AsyncIterable) and inspect.isawaitable(gen):
                                 gen = await gen
                             chunks = gen if isinstance(gen, AsyncIterable) else iterate_in_threadpool(iter(gen))
                             async for chunk in chunks:
diff --git a/tests/adapter/test_local_adapter.py b/tests/adapter/test_local_adapter.py
index 4685866..8ca96ae 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/test_local_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/test_local_adapter.py
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@
 from framex.plugin.model import PluginApi
 
 
+class AwaitableAsyncStream:
+    def __init__(self, chunks):
+        self._chunks = iter(chunks)
+
+    def __await__(self):
+        raise RuntimeError("stream response should not be awaited")
+        yield  # pragma: no cover
+
+    def __aiter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    async def __anext__(self):
+        try:
+            return next(self._chunks)
+        except StopIteration as exc:
+            raise StopAsyncIteration from exc
+
+
 class TestLocalAdapter:
     """Tests for LocalAdapter class."""
 
@@ -247,6 +265,18 @@ def stream_func(**kwargs):
         assert "value1" in values
         assert "value2" in values
 
+    async def test_call_func_stream_does_not_await_async_iterable_response(self):
+        adapter = LocalAdapter()
+        api = PluginApi(deployment_name="demo", func_name="stream", stream=True)
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(adapter, "get_handle_func", return_value=MagicMock()),
+            patch.object(adapter, "_stream_call", return_value=AwaitableAsyncStream(["chunk"])),
+        ):
+            result = await adapter.call_func(api)
+
+        assert result == ["chunk"]
+
     async def test_stream_call_with_async_generator(self):
         """Test _stream_call works with async generators."""
         adapter = LocalAdapter()
diff --git a/tests/driver/test_ingress.py b/tests/driver/test_ingress.py
index 5b15924..bb892f1 100644
--- a/tests/driver/test_ingress.py
+++ b/tests/driver/test_ingress.py
@@ -188,6 +188,32 @@ async def collect_stream_response(endpoint):
     return [chunk async for chunk in response.body_iterator]
 
 
+class AwaitableAsyncStream:
+    def __init__(self, chunks):
+        self._chunks = iter(chunks)
+
+    def __await__(self):
+        raise RuntimeError("stream response should not be awaited")
+        yield  # pragma: no cover
+
+    def __aiter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    async def __anext__(self):
+        try:
+            return next(self._chunks)
+        except StopIteration as exc:
+            raise StopAsyncIteration from exc
+
+
+async def test_register_route_stream_does_not_await_async_iterable_response(ingress, mock_app):
+    adapter = Mock()
+    adapter._stream_call.return_value = AwaitableAsyncStream(["chunk"])
+    endpoint = register_stream_endpoint(ingress, mock_app, adapter)
+
+    assert await collect_stream_response(endpoint) == ["chunk"]
+
+
 async def test_register_route_stream_converts_iteration_error_to_sse_event(ingress, mock_app):
     async def failing_stream():
         yield "first"